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+# See https://help.github.com/articles/ignoring-files/ for more about ignoring files.
+
+# production
+/_site
+
+# misc
+.DS_Store
+.env.local
+.env.development.local
+.env.test.local
+.env.production.local
+/.vscode
+
+# VS Code Counter extension
+/.VSCodeCounter/
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