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+#!/bin/sh
+echo Publishing random values to topic '/iot-platform/energy-monitor/test-device‘
+while true  
+do
+    mosquitto_pub -h localhost -p 1883 -t '/iot-platform/energy-monitor/test-device/watt' -m  $((1 + $RANDOM % 10 * 500))
+    printf '%s' "."
+    sleep 1  
+done
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