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+#/-------------------.env.vault---------------------/
+#/         cloud-agnostic vaulting standard         /
+#/   [how it works](https://dotenv.org/env-vault)   /
+#/--------------------------------------------------/
+
+# development
+DOTENV_VAULT_DEVELOPMENT="NywHk2G+H3pb4MQQ4vdgftey42lqrCuAq4ARWWk="
+