diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+++ b/.gitignore
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+########################
+# misc / editors
+########################
+*~
+*#
+.DS_STORE
+.netbeans
+nbproject
+.idea
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.gitkeep b/.gitkeep
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index 0000000..e69de29