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+# Logs and databases #
+######################
+*.log
+*.sql
+*.sqlite
+
+# OS generated files #
+######################
+.DS_Store*
+ehthumbs.db
+Icon?
+Thumbs.db
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+Lightbox2 v2.05
+===============
+by Lokesh Dhakar - http://www.lokeshdhakar.com
+Last Modification: 11/16/11
+
+For more information, visit:
+http://lokeshdhakar.com/projects/lightbox2/
+
+Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 License - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/
+ 	- Free for use in both personal and commercial projects
+	- Attribution requires leaving author name, author link, and the license info intact.
+
+ Thanks: Scott Upton(uptonic.com), Peter-Paul Koch(quirksmode.com), and Thomas Fuchs(mir.aculo.us) for ideas, libs, and snippets.
+ 		Artemy Tregubenko (arty.name) for cleanup and help in updating to latest ver of proto-aculous.