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+# -*- conf -*-
+# The default palette of xterm.
+
+[colors]
+foreground=e5e5e5
+background=000000
+regular0=000000 # black
+regular1=cd0000 # red
+regular2=00cd00 # green
+regular3=cdcd00 # yellow
+regular4=0000ee # blue
+regular5=cd00cd # magenta
+regular6=00cdcd # cyan
+regular7=e5e5e5 # white
+bright0=7f7f7f  # bright black
+bright1=ff0000  # bright red
+bright2=00ff00  # bright green
+bright3=ffff00  # bright yellow
+bright4=5c5cff  # bright blue
+bright5=ff00ff  # bright magenta
+bright6=00ffff  # bright cyan
+bright7=ffffff  # bright white