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+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022-2025 RustInFinance
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+
+assets/etradetaxreturnhelper-640x480.gif
+[package]
+exclude = [
+    "assets/**"
+]