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+"""
+This test will initialize the display using displayio and draw a solid green
+background, a smaller purple rectangle, and some yellow text.
+"""
+
+import board
+import displayio
+import terminalio
+from adafruit_display_text import label
+from adafruit_ssd1351 import SSD1351
+
+spi = board.SPI()
+tft_cs = board.D5
+tft_dc = board.D6
+
+displayio.release_displays()
+display_bus = displayio.FourWire(spi, command=tft_dc, chip_select=tft_cs,
+                                 reset=board.D9, baudrate=16000000)
+
+display = SSD1351(display_bus, width=128, height=96)
+
+# Make the display context
+splash = displayio.Group(max_size=10)
+display.show(splash)
+
+color_bitmap = displayio.Bitmap(128, 96, 1)
+color_palette = displayio.Palette(1)
+color_palette[0] = 0x00FF00 # Bright Green
+
+bg_sprite = displayio.TileGrid(color_bitmap,
+                               pixel_shader=color_palette,
+                               x=0, y=0)
+splash.append(bg_sprite)
+
+# Draw a smaller inner rectangle
+inner_bitmap = displayio.Bitmap(108, 76, 1)
+inner_palette = displayio.Palette(1)
+inner_palette[0] = 0xAA0088 # Purple
+inner_sprite = displayio.TileGrid(inner_bitmap,
+                                  pixel_shader=inner_palette,
+                                  x=10, y=10)
+splash.append(inner_sprite)
+
+# Draw a label
+text = "Hello World!"
+text_area = label.Label(terminalio.FONT, text=text, color=0xFFFF00, x=30, y=48)
+splash.append(text_area)
+
+while True:
+    pass