diff --git a/examples/cities/pgsql/import_cities.sql b/examples/cities/pgsql/import_cities.sql
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+
+-- the input file is made accessible for the postgres process
+-- via a symbolic link to to the storage-common package
+
+copy cities
+  from '/var/lib/postgresql/data/storage-common/examples/cities/data/cities.csv'
+  with (
+    format csv,
+    header true
+  )
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diff --git a/examples/cities/pgsql/init_cities.sql b/examples/cities/pgsql/init_cities.sql
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+
+create table cities (
+    rectype int,
+    ctype int,
+    regiokey text not null primary key,
+    ckey text not null,
+    name text,
+    area decimal,
+    inhabitants int,
+    zipcode text,
+    long decimal,
+    lat decimal
+);