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+# Items to ignore when downloading release
+
+.gitattributes export-ignore
+.gitignore export-ignore
+.scrutinizer.yml export-ignore
+composer.json export-ignore
+composer.lock export-ignore
+CONTRIBUTING.md export-ignore
+phpunit.xml export-ignore
+README.md export-ignore
+/tests/ export-ignore
+/vendor/ export-ignore
+/.idea/ export-ignore
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