(setq load-path (cons "~/.emacs.d/" load-path))
(require 'color-theme)
(color-theme-initialize)
(color-theme-subdued)

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Warning (initialization): An error occurred while loading `/home/drot/.emacs':

Symbol's function definition is void: color-theme-subdued

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$ ls .emacs.d/
auto-save-list  color-theme-subdued.el