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+# Logs
+logs
+*.log
+
+# Runtime data
+pids
+*.pid
+*.seed
+
+# Directory for instrumented libs generated by jscoverage/JSCover
+lib-cov
+
+# Coverage directory used by tools like istanbul
+coverage
+
+# Grunt intermediate storage (http://gruntjs.com/creating-plugins#storing-task-files)
+.grunt
+
+# Compiled binary addons (http://nodejs.org/api/addons.html)
+build/Release
+
+# Optional npm cache directory
+.npm
+
+# Optional REPL history
+.node_repl_history
+
+dist