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+/*
+* Key codes for multiple platforms
+*
+* Copyright (C) 2016 by Sascha Willems - www.saschawillems.de
+*
+* This code is licensed under the MIT license (MIT) (http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
+*/
+
+#pragma once
+
+#if defined(_WIN32)
+#elif defined(__ANDROID__)
+#elif defined(__linux__)
+#define KEY_ESCAPE 0x9
+#define KEY_W 0x19
+#define KEY_A 0x26
+#define KEY_S 0x27
+#define KEY_D 0x28
+#endif
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