diff --git a/abstract-factory/pom.xml b/abstract-factory/pom.xml
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+++ b/abstract-factory/pom.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<project xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd" xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
+    xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
+  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+  <parent>
+    <groupId>com.iluwatar</groupId>
+    <artifactId>java-design-patterns</artifactId>
+    <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  </parent>
+  <groupId>com.iluwatar</groupId>
+  <artifactId>abstract-factory</artifactId>
+  <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <name>abstract-factory</name>
+  <url>http://maven.apache.org</url>
+  <dependencies>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>junit</groupId>
+      <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
+      <version>3.8.1</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+  </dependencies>
+</project>
diff --git a/abstract-factory/src/main/java/com/iluwatar/App.java b/abstract-factory/src/main/java/com/iluwatar/App.java
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index 000000000..de3f1a145
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+++ b/abstract-factory/src/main/java/com/iluwatar/App.java
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+package com.iluwatar;
+
+public class App 
+{
+    public static void main( String[] args )
+    {
+    	createKingdom(new ElfKingdomFactory());
+    	createKingdom(new OrcKingdomFactory());
+    }
+    
+    public static void createKingdom(KingdomFactory factory) {
+    	King king = factory.createKing();
+    	Castle castle = factory.createCastle();
+    	Army army = factory.createArmy();
+    	System.out.println("The kingdom was created.");
+    	System.out.println(king);
+    	System.out.println(castle);
+    	System.out.println(army);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/abstract-factory/src/main/java/com/iluwatar/Army.java b/abstract-factory/src/main/java/com/iluwatar/Army.java
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index 000000000..0365fad96
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+++ b/abstract-factory/src/main/java/com/iluwatar/Army.java
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+package com.iluwatar;
+
+public interface Army {
+
+}
diff --git a/abstract-factory/src/main/java/com/iluwatar/Castle.java b/abstract-factory/src/main/java/com/iluwatar/Castle.java
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index 000000000..4cc765bee
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+++ b/abstract-factory/src/main/java/com/iluwatar/Castle.java
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+package com.iluwatar;
+
+public interface Castle {
+
+}
diff --git a/abstract-factory/src/main/java/com/iluwatar/ElfArmy.java b/abstract-factory/src/main/java/com/iluwatar/ElfArmy.java
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index 000000000..1df451c9c
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+++ b/abstract-factory/src/main/java/com/iluwatar/ElfArmy.java
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+package com.iluwatar;
+
+public class ElfArmy implements Army {
+
+	@Override
+	public String toString() {
+		return "This is the Elven Army!";
+	}
+	
+}
diff --git a/abstract-factory/src/main/java/com/iluwatar/ElfCastle.java b/abstract-factory/src/main/java/com/iluwatar/ElfCastle.java
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index 000000000..deaf6a58d
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+++ b/abstract-factory/src/main/java/com/iluwatar/ElfCastle.java
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+package com.iluwatar;
+
+public class ElfCastle implements Castle {
+
+	@Override
+	public String toString() {
+		return "This is the Elven castle!";
+	}
+	
+}
diff --git a/abstract-factory/src/main/java/com/iluwatar/ElfKing.java b/abstract-factory/src/main/java/com/iluwatar/ElfKing.java
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index 000000000..36e51119a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/abstract-factory/src/main/java/com/iluwatar/ElfKing.java
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+package com.iluwatar;
+
+public class ElfKing implements King {
+
+	@Override
+	public String toString() {
+		return "This is the Elven king!";
+	}
+	
+}
diff --git a/abstract-factory/src/main/java/com/iluwatar/ElfKingdomFactory.java b/abstract-factory/src/main/java/com/iluwatar/ElfKingdomFactory.java
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index 000000000..1bcd0a2d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/abstract-factory/src/main/java/com/iluwatar/ElfKingdomFactory.java
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package com.iluwatar;
+
+public class ElfKingdomFactory implements KingdomFactory {
+
+	public Castle createCastle() {
+		return new ElfCastle();
+	}
+
+	public King createKing() {
+		return new ElfKing();
+	}
+
+	public Army createArmy() {
+		return new ElfArmy();
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/abstract-factory/src/main/java/com/iluwatar/King.java b/abstract-factory/src/main/java/com/iluwatar/King.java
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index 000000000..2a63cb3b1
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+++ b/abstract-factory/src/main/java/com/iluwatar/King.java
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+package com.iluwatar;
+
+public interface King {
+
+}
diff --git a/abstract-factory/src/main/java/com/iluwatar/KingdomFactory.java b/abstract-factory/src/main/java/com/iluwatar/KingdomFactory.java
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index 000000000..db3f9f869
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+++ b/abstract-factory/src/main/java/com/iluwatar/KingdomFactory.java
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+package com.iluwatar;
+
+public interface KingdomFactory {
+
+	Castle createCastle();
+	King createKing();
+	Army createArmy();
+	
+}
diff --git a/abstract-factory/src/main/java/com/iluwatar/OrcArmy.java b/abstract-factory/src/main/java/com/iluwatar/OrcArmy.java
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index 000000000..d4e2515f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/abstract-factory/src/main/java/com/iluwatar/OrcArmy.java
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+package com.iluwatar;
+
+public class OrcArmy implements Army {
+
+	@Override
+	public String toString() {
+		return "This is the Orcish Army!";
+	}
+	
+}
diff --git a/abstract-factory/src/main/java/com/iluwatar/OrcCastle.java b/abstract-factory/src/main/java/com/iluwatar/OrcCastle.java
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index 000000000..daa49f43f
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+++ b/abstract-factory/src/main/java/com/iluwatar/OrcCastle.java
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+package com.iluwatar;
+
+public class OrcCastle implements Castle {
+
+	@Override
+	public String toString() {
+		return "This is the Orcish castle!";
+	}
+	
+}
diff --git a/abstract-factory/src/main/java/com/iluwatar/OrcKing.java b/abstract-factory/src/main/java/com/iluwatar/OrcKing.java
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index 000000000..b6ba989d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/abstract-factory/src/main/java/com/iluwatar/OrcKing.java
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+package com.iluwatar;
+
+public class OrcKing implements King {
+
+	@Override
+	public String toString() {
+		return "This is the Orc king!";
+	}
+	
+}
diff --git a/abstract-factory/src/main/java/com/iluwatar/OrcKingdomFactory.java b/abstract-factory/src/main/java/com/iluwatar/OrcKingdomFactory.java
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index 000000000..161f001a2
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+++ b/abstract-factory/src/main/java/com/iluwatar/OrcKingdomFactory.java
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package com.iluwatar;
+
+public class OrcKingdomFactory implements KingdomFactory {
+
+	public Castle createCastle() {
+		return new OrcCastle();
+	}
+
+	public King createKing() {
+		return new OrcKing();
+	}
+
+	public Army createArmy() {
+		return new OrcArmy();
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/pom.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+
+  <groupId>com.iluwatar</groupId>
+  <artifactId>java-design-patterns</artifactId>
+  <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <packaging>pom</packaging>
+
+  <distributionManagement>
+    <site>
+      <id>website</id>
+      <url>scp://webhost.company.com/www/website</url>
+    </site>
+  </distributionManagement>
+
+  <properties>
+    <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
+  </properties>
+  <modules>
+    <module>abstract-factory</module>
+  </modules>
+</project>
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