diff --git a/.project b/.project
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+++ b/.project
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<projectDescription>
+	<name>python-patterns</name>
+	<comment></comment>
+	<projects>
+	</projects>
+	<buildSpec>
+		<buildCommand>
+			<name>org.python.pydev.PyDevBuilder</name>
+			<arguments>
+			</arguments>
+		</buildCommand>
+	</buildSpec>
+	<natures>
+		<nature>org.python.pydev.pythonNature</nature>
+	</natures>
+</projectDescription>
diff --git a/.pydevproject b/.pydevproject
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+++ b/.pydevproject
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
+<?eclipse-pydev version="1.0"?><pydev_project>
+<pydev_property name="org.python.pydev.PYTHON_PROJECT_INTERPRETER">Default</pydev_property>
+<pydev_property name="org.python.pydev.PYTHON_PROJECT_VERSION">python 2.7</pydev_property>
+</pydev_project>
diff --git a/.settings/org.eclipse.core.resources.prefs b/.settings/org.eclipse.core.resources.prefs
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+++ b/.settings/org.eclipse.core.resources.prefs
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+eclipse.preferences.version=1
+encoding/3-tier.py=utf-8
+encoding/abstract_factory.py=utf-8
+encoding/bridge.py=utf-8