diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+# LaTeX intermediate files
+*.fmt
+*.dat
+*.log
+*.out
+*.aux
+*.toc
+*.nav
+*.snm
+# also the outputs
+*.dvi
+*.ps
+*.pdf
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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 # Master Internship Outreach
 
-Presentations, Documents, etc. related to my Master's Internship at HEP.
\ No newline at end of file
+Presentations, documents, etc. related to my Master's Internship at HEP.