diff --git a/basicbot.py b/basicbot.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7e589d05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/basicbot.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import asyncio
+loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+import telegram
+
+b = telegram.Bot("ciao pizza")
+
+async def print_message(bot, update):
+    print(update.message.content)
+
+b.commands["echo"] = print_message
+b.run()
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diff --git a/telegram.py b/telegram.py
index 391b1a0f..498f1af8 100644
--- a/telegram.py
+++ b/telegram.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class Bot:
     def __hash__(self):
         return hash(self.token)
 
-    async def run(self):
+    def run(self):
         """Run the bot automatically."""
         while True:
             loop.run_until_complete(self.get_updates())
@@ -368,7 +368,3 @@ class Location:
 class Venue:
     def __init__(self, init_dict):
         raise NotImplementedError("Not yet.")
-
-
-b = Bot(os.environ["royalbottelegram"])
-loop.run_until_complete(b.run())
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