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+# This .gitignore is appropriate for repositories deployed to GitHub Pages and using
+# a Gemfile as specified at https://github.com/github/pages-gem#conventional
+
+# Basic Jekyll gitignores (synchronize to Jekyll.gitignore)
+_site/
+.sass-cache/
+.jekyll-cache/
+.jekyll-metadata
+
+# Additional Ruby/bundler ignore for when you run: bundle install
+/vendor
+
+# Specific ignore for GitHub Pages
+# GitHub Pages will always use its own deployed version of pages-gem 
+# This means GitHub Pages will NOT use your Gemfile.lock and therefore it is
+# counterproductive to check this file into the repository.
+# Details at https://github.com/github/pages-gem/issues/768
+Gemfile.lock