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-# Add yourself some shortcuts to projects you often work on
-# Example:
-#
-# brainstormr=/Users/robbyrussell/Projects/development/planetargon/brainstormr
-#
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-# Add your own custom plugins in the custom/plugins directory. Plugins placed
-# here will override ones with the same name in the main plugins directory.