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+.aider*
+# Generated by Cargo
+# will have compiled files and executables
+debug
+target
+# These are backup files generated by rustfmt
+**/*.rs.bk
+# MSVC Windows builds of rustc generate these, which store debugging information
+*.pdb
+# Generated by cargo mutants
+# Contains mutation testing data
+**/mutants.out*/
+# RustRover
+#  JetBrains specific template is maintained in a separate JetBrains.gitignore that can
+#  be found at https://github.com/github/gitignore/blob/main/Global/JetBrains.gitignore
+#  and can be added to the global gitignore or merged into this file.  For a more nuclear
+#  option (not recommended) you can uncomment the following to ignore the entire idea folder.
+#.idea/