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+# This config file is copied from the website and modified for use here.
+
+
+# EditorConfig is awesome: http://editorconfig.org
+
+# top-most EditorConfig file
+root = true
+
+# Unix-style newlines with a newline ending every file
+[*]
+end_of_line = lf
+insert_final_newline = true
+
+# Matches everything
+# Use 4 spaces for indentation
+[*]
+charset = utf-8
+indent_style = space
+indent_size = 4