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-# defaults
-* @puppetlabs/phoenix
-
-# PAL
-/lib/puppet/pal @puppetlabs/bolt
-
-# puppet module
-/lib/puppet/application/module.rb @puppetlabs/modules
-/lib/puppet/face/module @puppetlabs/modules
-/lib/puppet/forge @puppetlabs/modules
-/lib/puppet/module_tool @puppetlabs/modules