diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+*.DS_Store
+*.gem
+*.sublime-project
+*.sublime-workspace
+.bundle
+.DS_Store
+.jekyll-cache
+.jekyll-metadata
+.sass-cache
+_asset_bundler_cache
+_site
+codekit-config.json
+example/_site
+Gemfile.lock
+node_modules
+npm-debug.log*