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-[submodule "tests/mocker"]
-	path = tests/mocker
-	url = https://github.com/sigma/mocker.el.git
-[submodule "doc/eldomain"]
-	path = doc/eldomain
-	url = https://github.com/millejoh/sphinx-eldomain.git
-[submodule "lib/websocket"]
-	path = lib/websocket
-	url = https://github.com/ahyatt/emacs-websocket.git
-[submodule "lib/auto-complete"]
-	path = lib/auto-complete
-	url = https://github.com/auto-complete/auto-complete.git
-[submodule "lib/fuzzy"]
-	path = lib/fuzzy
-	url = https://github.com/auto-complete/fuzzy-el.git
-[submodule "lib/popup"]
-	path = lib/popup
-	url = https://github.com/auto-complete/popup-el.git
-[submodule "lib/pos-tip"]
-	path = lib/pos-tip
-	url = https://github.com/emacsmirror/pos-tip.git
-[submodule "lib/smartrep"]
-	path = lib/smartrep
-	url = https://github.com/myuhe/smartrep.el.git
-[submodule "lib/python"]
-	path = lib/python
-	url = https://github.com/fgallina/python.el.git
-[submodule "lib/markdown-mode"]
-	path = lib/markdown-mode
-	url = https://github.com/defunkt/markdown-mode.git
-[submodule "lib/ert"]
-	path = lib/ert
-	url = https://github.com/ohler/ert.git
-[submodule "lib/request"]
-	path = lib/request
-	url = https://github.com/tkf/emacs-request
-        branch = master
-[submodule "lib/ein-mumamo"]
-	path = lib/ein-mumamo
-	url = https://github.com/millejoh/ein-mumamo