var MongoClient = require('mongodb').MongoClient;

var url = "mongodb://localhost:27017/";

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MongoClient.connect(url, function(err, db) {

  if (err) throw err;

  var dbo = db.db("mydb");

  //Find the first document in the customers collection:

  dbo.collection("customers").findOne({}, function(err, result) {

    if (err) throw err;

    console.log(result.name);

    db.close();

  });

});

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