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+import { withClerkMiddleware } from "@clerk/nextjs/server";
+import { NextResponse } from "next/server";
+import type { NextRequest } from "next/server";
+
+export default withClerkMiddleware((_req: NextRequest) => {
+  return NextResponse.next();
+});
+
+// Stop Middleware running on static files and public folder
+export const config = {
+  matcher: ["/((?!_next|_static|_vercel|[\\w-]+\\.\\w+).*)"],
+};