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+src/Kaleidoscope.h
+src/Kaleidoscope-LEDControl.h
+src/kaleidoscope/HIDTables.h
+src/kaleidoscope/driver/bootloader/gd32/Base.h
+src/kaleidoscope/driver/led/Base.h
+src/kaleidoscope/driver/led/WS2812.h
+src/kaleidoscope/driver/led/ws2812/config.h
+src/kaleidoscope/driver/mcu/GD32.h
+src/kaleidoscope/driver/storage/GD32Flash.h
+plugins/Kaleidoscope-FirmwareDump/**
+plugins/Kaleidoscope-HostOS/src/kaleidoscope/plugin/HostOS.h
+plugins/Kaleidoscope-Hardware-EZ-ErgoDox/src/kaleidoscope/device/ez/ErgoDox/i2cmaster.h
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