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+# Node rules:
+## Grunt intermediate storage (http://gruntjs.com/creating-plugins#storing-task-files)
+.grunt
+
+## Dependency directory
+## Commenting this out is preferred by some people, see
+## https://docs.npmjs.com/misc/faq#should-i-check-my-node_modules-folder-into-git
+node_modules
+
+# Book build output
+_book
+
+# eBook build output
+*.epub
+*.mobi
+*.pdf
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+# hellogcc.github.io
+Rebuild the hellogcc.org using markdown and github.io