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+// prime the server with knowledge of the root servers
+zone "." {
+      type hint;
+      file "/etc/bind/db.root";
+};
+
+// be authoritative for the localhost forward and reverse zones, and for
+// broadcast zones as per RFC 1912
+
+zone "localhost" {
+      type master;
+      file "/etc/bind/db.local";
+};
+
+zone "127.in-addr.arpa" {
+      type master;
+      file "/etc/bind/db.127";
+};
+
+zone "0.in-addr.arpa" {
+      type master;
+      file "/etc/bind/db.0";
+};
+
+zone "255.in-addr.arpa" {
+      type master;
+      file "/etc/bind/db.255";
+};
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