diff --git a/app/example/dummy/main.go b/app/example/dummy/main.go
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+package main
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/tendermint/abci/server"
+	cmn "github.com/tendermint/tmlibs/common"
+	dbm "github.com/tendermint/tmlibs/db"
+
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/app"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/store"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
+)
+
+func main() {
+
+	app := app.NewApp("dummy")
+
+	db, err := dbm.NewGoLevelDB("dummy", "dummy-data")
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println(err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	// create CommitStoreLoader
+	cacheSize := 10000
+	numHistory := int64(100)
+	loader := store.NewIAVLStoreLoader(db, cacheSize, numHistory)
+
+	// Create MultiStore
+	multiStore := store.NewMultiStore(db)
+	multiStore.SetSubstoreLoader("main", loader)
+
+	// Create Handler
+	handler := types.Decorate(unmarshalDecorator, dummyHandler)
+
+	// Set everything on the app and load latest
+	app.SetCommitMultiStore(multiStore)
+	app.SetHandler(handler)
+	if err := app.LoadLatestVersion(); err != nil {
+		fmt.Println(err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	// Start the ABCI server
+	srv, err := server.NewServer("0.0.0.0:46658", "socket", app)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println(err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+	srv.Start()
+
+	// Wait forever
+	cmn.TrapSignal(func() {
+		// Cleanup
+		srv.Stop()
+	})
+	return
+}
+
+type dummyTx struct {
+	key   []byte
+	value []byte
+
+	bytes []byte
+}
+
+func (tx dummyTx) Get(key interface{}) (value interface{}) {
+	switch k := key.(type) {
+	case string:
+		switch k {
+		case "key":
+			return tx.key
+		case "value":
+			return tx.value
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (tx dummyTx) SignBytes() []byte {
+	return tx.bytes
+}
+
+// Should the app be calling this? Or only handlers?
+func (tx dummyTx) ValidateBasic() error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (tx dummyTx) Signers() [][]byte {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (tx dummyTx) TxBytes() []byte {
+	return tx.bytes
+}
+
+func (tx dummyTx) Signatures() []types.StdSignature {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func unmarshalDecorator(ctx types.Context, ms types.MultiStore, tx types.Tx, next types.Handler) types.Result {
+	txBytes := ctx.TxBytes()
+
+	split := bytes.Split(txBytes, []byte("="))
+	if len(split) == 1 {
+		k := split[0]
+		tx = dummyTx{k, k, txBytes}
+	} else if len(split) == 2 {
+		k, v := split[0], split[1]
+		tx = dummyTx{k, v, txBytes}
+	} else {
+		return types.Result{
+			Code: 1,
+			Log:  "too many =",
+		}
+	}
+
+	return next(ctx, ms, tx)
+}
+
+func dummyHandler(ctx types.Context, ms types.MultiStore, tx types.Tx) types.Result {
+	// tx is already unmarshalled
+	key := tx.Get("key").([]byte)
+	value := tx.Get("value").([]byte)
+
+	main := ms.GetKVStore("main")
+	main.Set(key, value)
+
+	return types.Result{
+		Code: 0,
+		Log:  fmt.Sprintf("set %s=%s", key, value),
+	}
+}