diff --git a/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/persistence/empty.kt b/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/persistence/empty.kt
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+++ b/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/persistence/empty.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+package app.omnivore.omnivore.persistence
+
diff --git a/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/persistence/entities/Highlight.kt b/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/persistence/entities/Highlight.kt
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+++ b/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/persistence/entities/Highlight.kt
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+package app.omnivore.omnivore.persistence.entities
+
+import androidx.room.Entity
+import androidx.room.PrimaryKey
+import java.util.Date
+
+@Entity
+data class Highlight(
+  @PrimaryKey val id: String,
+  val annotation: String?,
+  val createdAt: Date?,
+  val createdByMe: Boolean,
+  val markedForDeletion: Boolean, // default false
+  val patch: String,
+  val prefix: String?,
+  val quote: String,
+  val serverSyncStatus: Int, // default 0
+  val shortId: String,
+  val suffix: String?,
+  val updatedAt: Date?
+
+  // has many LinkedItems and LinkedItemLabels
+)