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+Language: Cpp
+Standard: c++17
+BasedOnStyle: Google
+IndentWidth: 4
+TabWidth: 4
+UseTab: Never
+ColumnLimit: 80
+IndentCaseLabels: true
+NamespaceIndentation: All
+FixNamespaceComments: false
+SpaceBeforeCpp11BracedList: true
+AllowShortFunctionsOnASingleLine: false
+IndentAccessModifiers: false
+AccessModifierOffset: -4
+EmptyLineBeforeAccessModifier: Never
+BinPackArguments: false
+BinPackParameters: false
+AlignAfterOpenBracket: BlockIndent
+BreakConstructorInitializers: BeforeColon