diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
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+[submodule "Ijw.DirectX"]
+	path = Ijw.DirectX
+	url = git://github.com/chrisforbes/Ijw.DirectX.git
diff --git a/Ijw.DirectX b/Ijw.DirectX
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+Subproject commit 36430d1b465298d88064a69359a03342e8fa7482