diff --git a/.env b/.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..efa5451
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
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diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f189a18..07e6e47 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
 /node_modules
-/.env
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