diff --git a/js/x11/core/examples/smoketest/atoms.js b/js/x11/core/examples/smoketest/atoms.js
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+var x11 = require('../../lib');
+x11.createClient(function(err, display) {
+    var X = display.client;
+    var hello = 'Hello, node.js';
+    X.InternAtom(false, hello, function(err, atomId) {
+        X.GetAtomName(atomId, function(err, str) {
+            console.log('Value for atom ' + atomId + ' is \"' + str + '\"');
+            X.terminate();
+        });
+    });
+});