diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+# Ignore patterns for jQuery Succinct plugin
+
+.DS_Store
+.AppleDouble
+.LSOverride
+Icon
+._*
+.Spotlight-V100
+.Trashes
+
+# Project Specific
+script.js
+style.css
diff --git a/bower.json b/bower.json
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+{
+	"name": "succinct",
+	"version": "1.0.0",
+	"homepage": "https://github.com/micjamking/succinct",
+	"description": "A tiny jQuery plugin for truncating multiple lines of text"
+}