diff --git a/wildcards/.gitignore b/wildcards/.gitignore
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+*.txt
+!animal.txt
+!artist.txt
+!color.txt
+!color_flower.txt
+!extended-color.txt
+!flower.txt
+!nationality.txt
\ No newline at end of file