diff --git a/lib/zoomifier_helper.rb b/lib/zoomifier_helper.rb
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+module Zoomifier
+  module ViewHelpers
+    def zoomify_image_tag
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/zoomifier_helper_spec.rb b/spec/zoomifier_helper_spec.rb
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+require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/spec_helper'
+require 'zoomifier_helper'
+
+class MockActionView
+  include Zoomifier::ViewHelpers
+end
+
+describe Zoomifier::ViewHelpers do
+  before(:each) do
+    @view = MockActionView.new
+  end
+
+  it "should respond to zoomify_image_tag" do
+    @view.should respond_to(:zoomify_image_tag)
+  end
+end