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@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-*.nr linguist-language=Rust
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 .yarn/releases/** binary
 .yarn/plugins/** binary
 yarn.lock -diff
diff --git a/noir-projects/aztec-nr/.gitattributes b/noir-projects/aztec-nr/.gitattributes
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-*.nr linguist-language=Rust