diff --git a/examples/quickstart/default.nix b/examples/quickstart/default.nix
index f8052e4..2198ac0 100644
--- a/examples/quickstart/default.nix
+++ b/examples/quickstart/default.nix
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@
   # maybe don't do this but its possible to reference _any file_.
   defaultLayout = ./layouts/default.html;
 
+  # this could technically be a raw path; but nix doesn't keep directory name the same.
+  # use best judgement.
+  staticAssets = [ "./static" ];
+
   markdollPlugins = let 
     sPoNgEbOb = pkgs.buildGoModule {
       name = "sPoNgEbOb";
diff --git a/examples/quickstart/index.doll b/examples/quickstart/index.doll
index 95ad0f4..4379f74 100644
--- a/examples/quickstart/index.doll
+++ b/examples/quickstart/index.doll
@@ -15,4 +15,6 @@ this is markdoll!
 
 	[img(https://codeberg.org/0x57e11a/markdoll/raw/branch/main/button.png)::
 		alt text goes here (88x31 button that says MADE WITH MARKDOLL)
-	]
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+	]
+
+	[img(/static/noe-pat.gif):noe being patted]
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diff --git a/examples/quickstart/static/noe-pat.gif b/examples/quickstart/static/noe-pat.gif
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e5839c6
Binary files /dev/null and b/examples/quickstart/static/noe-pat.gif differ
diff --git a/pkgs/brewTea.nix b/pkgs/brewTea.nix
index ecaa8e9..c7e294a 100644
--- a/pkgs/brewTea.nix
+++ b/pkgs/brewTea.nix
@@ -120,9 +120,11 @@ in pkgs.stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation {
       render_final $file $outFile $outFile.tmp.render
     done
 
+    echo ">>> STATIC ASSETS"
+    ${pkgs.lib.concatStrings (map (path: "cp -rv ${path} dist/\n") staticAssets)}
   '';
 
   installPhase = ''
     cp -rv dist $out
-  '' + pkgs.lib.concatString (map path: "cp -rv ${path} $out/${path}; " staticAssets);
+  '';
 }
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