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+build
+bak
+doc
+db
+.deps
+.dirstamp
+config.log
+config.status
+autom4te.cache
+aclocal.m4
+Makefile
+core
+magicseteditor
+stamp-h1
+config.h
+doxygen
+warnings.log
+docwarnings.log
+packages
+
+/old
+/test-files
+
+*.bak
+*.o
+*.i
+*.ncb
+*.pch
+*.user
+
+stamp-h1
+warnings.log
+*.suo
+*.old
+*.err
+*.out
+dummy-magic-set.mse-set
+
+_dummy*
+cards-out
+