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class MyThread extends Thread {
  public MyThread() {
    setDaemon(true);
  }

  public void run() {

    for (int i = 1; i <= 10; i++) {
      System.out.println("Counting: " + i);
    }
  }
}

public class MainClass {
  public static void main(String[] argv) {
    MyThread ct = new MyThread();
    ct.start(); 
  }
}

Counting: 1
Counting: 2
Counting: 3
Counting: 4
Counting: 5
Counting: 6
Counting: 7
Counting: 8
Counting: 9
Counting: 10