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+# dependencies
+/node_modules
+
+# misc
+.DS_Store
+.env.local
+.env.development.local
+.env.test.local
+.env.production.local
+.env
+
+/.idea
+
+/server/logs
+
+/build
+
+/dist
+
+package-lock.json
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