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+.lock-waf_linux2_build
+.waf-*
+VERSION
+build/
+docs/
+*.aux
+*.log
+*.out
+*.toc
+*.bbl
+*.blg
+*.gz
+figures/generic-lsdb-flow-eps-converted-to.pdf