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    <name>properties</name>

    <alias>java-properties</alias>

    <filename>*.properties</filename>

    <mime_type>text/x-java-properties</mime_type>

  </config>

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        <bygroups>

          <token type="Text"/>

          <token type="CommentSingle"/>

        </bygroups>

      </rule>

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          <token type="NameAttribute"/>

          <token type="Text"/>

          <token type="Operator"/>

          <token type="Text"/>

          <token type="LiteralString"/>

        </bygroups>

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        <bygroups>

          <token type="Text"/>

          <token type="NameAttribute"/>

          <token type="Text"/>

          <token type="LiteralString"/>

        </bygroups>

      </rule>

      <rule pattern="^([ \t\f]*)(\w+)$">

        <bygroups>

          <token type="Text"/>

          <token type="NameAttribute"/>

        </bygroups>

      </rule>

       <rule pattern="\n">

        <token type="Text"/>

      </rule>

    </state>

  </rules>

</lexer>