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@@ -28,4 +28,5 @@ yarn-error.log*
 /public/events.ics
 
 # Images should be optimized
-/public/images
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+# TODO: uncomment this after the PR is reviewed
+# /public/images
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diff --git a/images/shapes/asterisk.svg b/public/images/shapes/asterisk.svg
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diff --git a/images/shapes/hash.svg b/public/images/shapes/hash.svg
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