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+# Perl
+Build/
+_build/
+Build.bat
+META.yml
+META.json
+MYMETA.yml
+MYMETA.json
+*.o
+*.pm.auto
+blib/
+inc/
+Makefile
+Makefile.old
+MANIFEST
+MANIFEST.bak
+pp_hot
+
+# Carton
+local/
+carton.lock
+
+# OS
+.DS_Store
+.DS_Store?
+._*
+.Spotlight-V100
+.Trashes
+ehthumbs.db
+Thumbs.db
+
+# IDE
+.vscode/
+.idea/
+*.swp
+*.swo
+*~