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+/**
+ * External dependencies
+ */
+import { text } from '@storybook/addon-knobs';
+/**
+ * Internal dependencies
+ */
+import ExternalLink from '../';
+
+export default { title: 'ExternalLink', component: ExternalLink };
+
+export const _default = () => {
+	const title = text( 'children', 'WordPress' );
+	const href = text( 'href', 'https://wordpress.org' );
+
+	return <ExternalLink href={ href }>{ title }</ExternalLink>;
+};