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+tests/*                 export-ignore
+composer.lock           export-ignore
+.coveralls              export-ignore
+.gitattributes          export-ignore
+.gitignore              export-ignore
+.scrutinizer.yml        export-ignore
+.travis.yml             export-ignore
+box.json                export-ignore
+build.properties.dev    export-ignore
+build.xml               export-ignore
+composer.json           export-ignore
+composer.lock           export-ignore
+LICENSE                 export-ignore