diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 505249e..88e9d33 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ __pycache__/*
 .vscode/
 .editorconfig
 .*.swp
+config.json
diff --git a/config.json b/config.json
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index 3702a55..0000000
--- a/config.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
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