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-# Git
-.git
-.gitignore
-
-# Rust
-target/
-**/*.rs.bk
-Cargo.lock
-
-# IDE
-.idea/
-.vscode/
-*.swp
-*.swo
-
-# Debug files
-*.pdb
-*.dSYM/
-
-# Test files
-tests/
-*.test
-*.spec
-
-# Documentation
-docs/
-*.md
-!README.md
-
-# Development configs
-.env
-.env.*
-!.env.example
-
-# Docker
-Dockerfile
-.dockerignore
-
-# Misc
-*.log
-.DS_Store 
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