diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..c1402133ae96071d2ea9f832e04b209e08bd486f
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+# Emacs autosave
+*~
+\#*\#
+*.elc
+auto-save-list
+.\#*
+
+# Output files
+output/
\ No newline at end of file