diff --git a/hands_on/fetch_merge.py b/hands_on/fetch_merge.py
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+import os
+
+from exercise_utils.cli import run_command
+from exercise_utils.gitmastery import create_start_tag
+
+__requires_git__ = True
+__requires_github__ = True
+
+
+def download(verbose: bool):
+    os.makedirs("samplerepo-finances")
+    # Clone the samplerepo-finances repo
+    run_command(["git", "clone", "https://github.com/git-mastery/samplerepo-finances.git"], verbose) 
+    os.chdir("samplerepo-finances")
+    # Change the remote origin to point to samplerepo-finances-2
+    run_command(["git", "remote", "set-url", "origin", "https://github.com/git-mastery/samplerepo-finances-2.git"], verbose) 
+
+    pass