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+# Vi files
+.*.swp
+.*.swo
+
+# CMake
+*.cmake
+CMakeCache.txt
+CMakeFiles
+Makefile
+
+# CLion / JetBrains
+.idea
+BLOB-INSPECTOR.cbp