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+{
+  "folders": [
+    {
+      "name": "root",
+      "path": "."
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "crates/protocol"
+    }
+  ],
+  "settings": {
+    "files.exclude": {
+      "**/.git": true,
+      "**/.svn": true,
+      "**/.hg": true,
+      "**/CVS": true,
+      "**/.DS_Store": true,
+      "**/Thumbs.db": true,
+      "examples/**/_ftl": true,
+      "**/node_modules": true,
+      "**/go.work": true,
+      "**/go.work.sum": true,
+      ".hermit": true,
+      "**/*.zip": true,
+    }
+  }
+}
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