diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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index 0000000..613cd88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+.intermediates/
diff --git a/.latexmkrc b/.latexmkrc
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index 0000000..03fd9b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.latexmkrc
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+$out_dir = "./out";
+$emulate_aux = 1;
+$aux_dir = ".intermediates";
+
+$pdf_mode = 5;
+$xelatex = "xelatex -synctex=1 -file-line-error -interaction-nonstopmode %O %S";