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+*.DS_Store
+*.pyc
+*.swp
+dist/*
+build/*
+keras/datasets/data/*
+keras/datasets/temp/*
+tags
+fawkes.egg-info
+
+# test-related
+.coverage
+.cache
+.pytest_cache
+
+# developer environments
+.idea
+.vscode
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