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+# See http://help.github.com/ignore-files/ for more about ignoring files.
+
+# dependencies
+/node_modules
+/bower_components
+
+# IDEs and editors
+/.idea
+.project
+.classpath
+*.launch
+.settings/
+
+
+#System Files
+.DS_Store
+Thumbs.db