diff --git a/.idea/bgcval2.iml b/.idea/bgcval2.iml
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-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<module version="4">
-  <component name="PyDocumentationSettings">
-    <option name="format" value="PLAIN" />
-    <option name="myDocStringFormat" value="Plain" />
-  </component>
-  <component name="TestRunnerService">
-    <option name="PROJECT_TEST_RUNNER" value="py.test" />
-  </component>
-</module>
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diff --git a/.idea/inspectionProfiles/profiles_settings.xml b/.idea/inspectionProfiles/profiles_settings.xml
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-<component name="InspectionProjectProfileManager">
-  <settings>
-    <option name="USE_PROJECT_PROFILE" value="false" />
-    <version value="1.0" />
-  </settings>
-</component>
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diff --git a/.idea/misc.xml b/.idea/misc.xml
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-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<project version="4">
-  <component name="ProjectRootManager" version="2" project-jdk-name="bgcval2" project-jdk-type="Python SDK" />
-</project>
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diff --git a/.idea/vcs.xml b/.idea/vcs.xml
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-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<project version="4">
-  <component name="VcsDirectoryMappings">
-    <mapping directory="" vcs="Git" />
-  </component>
-</project>
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