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+[
+  {
+    "exercise_name": "ignoring-somethings",
+    "started_at": 1768406028.80855,
+    "completed_at": 1768406035.645874,
+    "comments": [
+      "You are still ignoring many/file22.txt."
+    ],
+    "status": "Incomplete"
+  },
+  {
+    "exercise_name": "ignoring-somethings",
+    "started_at": 1768406065.506755,
+    "completed_at": 1768406071.039432,
+    "comments": [
+      "Great work using .gitignore!"
+    ],
+    "status": "Completed"
+  }
+]
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