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+### OSX ###
+.DS_Store
+.AppleDouble
+.LSOverride
+Icon
+
+
+# Thumbnails
+._*
+
+# Files that might appear on external disk
+.Spotlight-V100
+.Trashes
+
+### Windows ###
+# Windows image file caches
+Thumbs.db
+ehthumbs.db
+
+# Folder config file
+Desktop.ini
+
+# Recycle Bin used on file shares
+$RECYCLE.BIN/
+
+### Linux ###
+.*
+!.gitignore
+!.git*
+*~
+