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# Write your first query

We'll be using Firestore. Just follow the instructions below.

### Instructions

1. Open up [the Firestore docs](https://firebase.google.com/docs/firestore/query-data/get-data) in a new browser tab.
2. Scan the docs, especially the "Get a document" section.
3. Open another tab and go to Glitch.com.
4. Create a Glitch.com account and click around a bit to get comfortable.
5. Visit the Glitch project for this challenge, [coordinated-freighter](https://glitch.com/edit/#!/coordinated-freighter)
6. Look over the code in `index.html` and read the comments.
7. Try to query the `star-wars-people` collection inside the `getPeople()` function

## Check out your results

1. Click the "Show" button on your glitch to pop open a preview of your page.
2. [Open Chrome's DevTools](https://developer.chrome.com/devtools).
3. Navigate to the [Console](https://developers.google.com/web/tools/chrome-devtools/console/?utm_source=dcc\&utm_medium=redirect\&utm_campaign=2016q3) tab in DevTools to view your JavaScript output

### If you get stuck...

1. Reference [the Firestore docs](https://firebase.google.com/docs/firestore/query-data/get-data) as necessary
2. Check out the solution in `complete.html` and watch the solution video!