diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
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-[submodule "actionpack/examples"]
-	path = actionpack/examples
-	url = git://github.com/wycats/rails-simple-benches.git
diff --git a/actionpack/examples b/actionpack/examples
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-Subproject commit 4e1327f06da6df1a1981d69c04e8d6463b38a4c1