diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f94fabc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+*.DS_Store
+.DS_Store
+*.aux
+*.log
+*.synctex.gz
+*.aux
+*.lof
+*.log
+*.lot
+*.fls
+*.out
+*.toc
+*.fmt
+paper.pdf