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+*.class
+*.log
+
+# sbt specific
+.cache
+.history
+.lib/
+dist/*
+target/
+lib_managed/
+src_managed/
+project/boot/
+project/plugins/project/
+
+# Scala-IDE specific
+.scala_dependencies
+.worksheet
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