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+# Visual Studio Ignores
+bin/
+obj/
+
+*.suo
+*.user
+
+*.ncb
+
+# Resharper Ignores
+_ReSharper.*/
+*.resharper.user
+
+# vim Ignore
+*.swp
+
+# kdiff3 Ignore
+*.orig
+
+# Misc Ignores
+Thumbs.db