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+{
+    "plugins": [ "theme-gestalt", "-theme-default", "styles-sass-fix" ],
+    "pluginsConfig": {
+    "theme-gestalt": {
+        "logo": "/assets/logo.png",            // path to the logo file to use in the sidebar
+        "favicon": "/assets/favicon.png",        // path to your favicon
+        "baseUrl": null,                // sets the base url in the HTML head
+        "excludeDefaultStyles": true,        // excludes the pre-compiled theme css in favor of your custom css
+        "doNotHideChildrenChapters" : false        // in summary, disables hiding of child chapters for inactive chapter
+    }
+}
+}
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