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+;; Per-directory local variables for GNU Emacs 23 and later.
+
+((nil
+  (copyright-update . nil)
+  (fill-column . 80))
+ (c-mode
+  (indent-tabs-mode . nil)
+  (c-basic-offset . 2))
+ (c++-mode
+  (indent-tabs-mode . nil)
+  (c-basic-offset . 2)))