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+.mongodb
+.DS_Store
+*.tmp
+*.log
+*.heapsnapshot
+
+HISTORY
+Readme.md
+TODO
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+gh-pages/
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+docs/sphinx-docs
+data/
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+examples/
+test/
+performance/
+.coverage_data/
+
+external-libs/bson/build/
+external-libs/bson/build/.wafpickle-7