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+{
+  "default": true,
+  "MD003": { "style": "atx" },
+  "MD004": { "style": "dash" },
+  "MD007": { "indent": 2 },
+  "MD013": { "code_blocks": false },
+  "MD033": { "allowed_elements": ["a"] },
+  "MD044": { "names": [
+    "HashiCorp",
+    "JavaScript"
+    ]}
+}