diff --git a/src/formula/mod.rs b/src/formula/mod.rs
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+++ b/src/formula/mod.rs
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+use crate::formula::node::Node;
+
+pub mod node;
+
+pub struct Formula {
+    root: node::Node,
+}
+
+impl Formula {
+    pub fn new(optional_root: Option<node::Node>) -> Self {
+        match optional_root {
+            Some(root) => Formula { root },
+            None => Formula {
+                root: node::Node::empty(),
+            },
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/formula/node/graph_constructor.rs b/src/formula/node/graph_constructor.rs
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+++ b/src/formula/node/graph_constructor.rs
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+pub struct GraphBuilder;
diff --git a/src/formula/node/mod.rs b/src/formula/node/mod.rs
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index 0000000..90c22b9
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+++ b/src/formula/node/mod.rs
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+use crate::formula::node::graph_constructor::GraphBuilder;
+
+mod graph_constructor;
+
+pub struct Node {
+    children: Vec<Node>,
+}
+
+impl Node {
+    pub fn empty() -> Self {
+        Node { children: vec![] }
+    }
+    pub fn build() -> GraphBuilder {
+        GraphBuilder
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
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index 0000000..746f792
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+mod formula;