diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
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+[submodule "sources_non_forked/vim-gitgutter"]
+	path = sources_non_forked/vim-gitgutter
+	url = git://github.com/airblade/vim-gitgutter.git
diff --git a/sources_non_forked/vim-gitgutter b/sources_non_forked/vim-gitgutter
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+Subproject commit 339f8ba079ed7d465ca442c9032b36bc56c21f61