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+{
+  "name": "contain-element",
+  "description": "A JavaScript plugin to contain an element within its parent element",
+  "authors": [
+    "Kevin MacMartin"
+  ],
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "main": "./contain-element.min.js",
+  "ignore": [
+    "**/.*"
+  ],
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "git://github.com/WilliamsNY/contain-element.git"
+  }
+}