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+**/*.md
+**/*.yaml
+**/*.yml
+**/*.json
+**/*.jsonc
+**/.nycrc
+**/.eslint.js
+**/.eslintrc.js
+**/eslint*.js
+**/karma*.js
+**/benchmark/
+**/examples/
+**/fixtures/
+**/scripts/
+integration-tests/
+selenium-tests/
+semantic-conventions/
+experimental/backwards-compatibility/