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--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ node_modules/
 bin/chromedriver
 bin/phantomjs
 test-nw/reports
+# this is a git-repo itself (historic sequence)
+test-ez5/
 *~
 
 # Byte-compiled / optimized / DLL files
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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diff --git a/bin/ChangeLog b/bin/ChangeLog
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diff --git a/bin/LICENSE.BSD b/bin/LICENSE.BSD
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diff --git a/bin/selenium-server-standalone-3.1.0.jar b/bin/selenium-server-standalone-3.1.0.jar
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diff --git a/bin/selenium-server-standalone-3.6.0.jar b/bin/selenium-server-standalone-3.6.0.jar
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diff --git a/test-nw/nightwatch.json b/test-nw/nightwatch.json
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diff --git a/test-nw/tests/phaidra_rasta.js b/test-nw/tests/phaidra_rasta.js
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diff --git a/test-nw/tests/rembrandtGoogle.js.no b/test-nw/tests/rembrandtGoogle.js.no
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