diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+*.rbc
+*.sassc
+.sass-cache
+capybara-*.html
+.rspec
+/.bundle
+/vendor/bundle
+/log/*
+/tmp/*
+/db/*.sqlite3
+/public/system/*
+/coverage/
+/spec/tmp/*
+**.orig
+rerun.txt
+pickle-email-*.html
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+merchant
+========
\ No newline at end of file