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+# SonarQube Cloud automatic analysis ignores sonar-project.properties.
+# These kata/algorithm files intentionally repeat contest-style I/O and setup patterns.
+sonar.cpd.exclusions=src/main/java/algorithms/sprint1/SleightOfHand.java,src/main/java/algorithms/sprint8/PackedPrefix.java,src/main/java/algorithms/sprint2/Deque.java,src/main/java/algorithms/sprint6/DorogayaSet.java,src/main/java/algorithms/sprint8/Crib.java,src/main/java/algorithms/sprint6/WaterWorld.java,src/main/java/algorithms/sprint2/Calculator.java,src/main/java/algorithms/sprint7/EqualSums.java,src/main/java/algorithms/sprint1/Distances.java,src/main/java/algorithms/sprint7/LevenshteinDistance.java,src/main/java/algorithms/sprint5/PyramidSort.java,src/main/java/algorithms/sprint4/FindSystem.java,src/main/java/algorithms/sprint3/FastSort.java