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+
+# /
+/sandbox
+/target
+/temp
+/tools
+/.settings
+/.project
+/.classpath
+/todo.org
+/wiki.org
+
+# /src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/query/
+/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/query/CopyOfSpanElementQuery.java
+
+# /src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/query/spans/
+/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/query/spans/CopyOfElementSpans.java
+
+# /src/main/resources/
+/src/main/resources/server.properties
+/src/main/resources/korap.conf