diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f028b81c..dd0add97 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,82 +1,8 @@
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diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
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index 139597f9..00000000
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