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+# Carton
+local/
+
+# Perl build artifacts
+blib/
+pm_to_blib
+MYMETA.*
+Makefile
+Makefile.old
+Build
+Build.bat
+
+# Test / coverage
+.coverage/
+nytprof.out
+
+# Editor / OS junk
+*.swp
+*.bak
+*~