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+# ignore files generated by https://github.com/CodeClub/slash-learning-content-preview
+*/preview-*.html
+
+### Python ###
+env/
+
+### Emacs ###
+\#*\#
+
+### MacOS ###
+.DS_STORE
+.DS_Store