diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+.cabal-sandbox/
+cabal.sandbox.config
+.hpc/
+*.hi
+*.o
+*.p_hi
+*.prof
+*.tix
+cabal.config
+dist
+dist-*
+
+# editor temp files
+
+*#
+.#*
+*~
+.*.swp
+
+# TAGS files
+TAGS
+tags
+
+# stack artifacts
+/.stack-work/