diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
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+# Auto detect text files and perform LF normalization
+* filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+*.esm  filter= diff= merge= -text
+*.esp  filter= diff= merge= -text
+*.nif  filter= diff= merge= -text
+*.btr  filter= diff= merge= -text
+*.gitignore      filter= diff= merge= text eol=lf
+*.gitattributes  filter= diff= merge= text eol=lf
+*.json  filter= diff= merge= text eol=lf
+*.md  filter= diff= merge= text eol=crlf
+*.ini  filter= diff= merge= text eol=crlf
+*.txt  filter= diff= merge= text eol=crlf
+*.psc  filter= diff= merge= text eol=crlf
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+*.flm
+*.zip
+*.7z