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+{
+  "name": "newbury-nights",
+  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "description": "Newbury Nights — a fan-made AR ghost-hunting web app. Tribute to LEGO Hidden Side AR mechanics. Not affiliated with the LEGO Group.",
+  "type": "module",
+  "main": "server.js",
+  "scripts": {
+    "start": "node server.js",
+    "seed": "node scripts/seed.js",
+    "dev": "node --watch server.js"
+  },
+  "engines": {
+    "node": ">=18"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "bcryptjs": "^2.4.3",
+    "better-sqlite3": "^11.3.0",
+    "cookie-parser": "^1.4.6",
+    "express": "^5.0.0",
+    "jsonwebtoken": "^9.0.2",
+    "multer": "^1.4.5-lts.1"
+  }
+}