diff --git a/kube/1-bootstrap/flux/1-kube-core.yaml b/kube/1-bootstrap/flux/1-kube-core.yaml
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-apiVersion: kustomize.toolkit.fluxcd.io/v1beta2
-kind: Kustomization
-metadata:
-  name: 3-kube-core
-  namespace: flux-system
-spec:
-  sourceRef:
-    kind: GitRepository
-    name: flux-system
-  path: ./kube/3-kube-core
-  interval: 1m0s
-
-  dependsOn:
-    - name: 2-kube-crds
-
-  decryption:
-    provider: sops
-    secretRef:
-      name: sops-age
-
-  prune: false
-  wait: true
diff --git a/kube/1-bootstrap/flux/2-kube-crds.yaml b/kube/1-bootstrap/flux/2-kube-crds.yaml
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--- a/kube/1-bootstrap/flux/2-kube-crds.yaml
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----
-apiVersion: kustomize.toolkit.fluxcd.io/v1beta2
-
-# not GitRepository since we're using single repo with both bootstrap path and multiple CD paths
-kind: Kustomization
-
-# what this manifest will be named and where will it be deployed to
-metadata:
-  name: 2-kube-crds
-  # only manifest is deployed in flux-system namespace so Flux can reference it, resources in the Git repo path won't be deployed here
-  namespace: flux-system
-
-spec:
-  sourceRef:
-    kind: GitRepository
-    # for single repo with both bootstrap path and multiple paths to CD, use repo already known to Flux by referring to it using "flux-system", so the Source of Truth = repo Flux already watches for its bootstrap and state
-    name: flux-system
-  # path of repo to watch
-  path: ./kube/2-kube-crds
-
-  # check source every minute
-  interval: 1m0s
-
-  prune: false
-  # wait: true
diff --git a/kube/1-bootstrap/flux/3-kube-core.yaml b/kube/1-bootstrap/flux/3-kube-core.yaml
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----
-apiVersion: kustomize.toolkit.fluxcd.io/v1beta2
-kind: Kustomization
-metadata:
-  name: 3-kube-core
-  namespace: flux-system
-spec:
-  sourceRef:
-    kind: GitRepository
-    name: flux-system
-  path: ./kube/3-kube-core
-  interval: 1m0s
-
-  dependsOn:
-    - name: 2-kube-crds
-
-  decryption:
-    provider: sops
-    secretRef:
-      name: sops-age
-
-  prune: false
-  # wait: true
diff --git a/kube/1-bootstrap/flux/4-core.yaml b/kube/1-bootstrap/flux/4-core.yaml
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--- a/kube/1-bootstrap/flux/4-core.yaml
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----
-apiVersion: kustomize.toolkit.fluxcd.io/v1beta2
-kind: Kustomization
-metadata:
-  name: 4-core
-  namespace: flux-system
-spec:
-  sourceRef:
-    kind: GitRepository
-    name: flux-system
-  path: ./kube/4-core
-  interval: 1m0s
-
-  dependsOn:
-    - name: 3-kube-core
-
-  decryption:
-    provider: sops
-    secretRef:
-      name: sops-age
-
-  prune: false
-  # wait: true
diff --git a/kube/1-bootstrap/flux/5-apps.yaml b/kube/1-bootstrap/flux/5-apps.yaml
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----
-apiVersion: kustomize.toolkit.fluxcd.io/v1beta2
-kind: Kustomization
-metadata:
-  name: 5-apps
-  namespace: flux-system
-spec:
-  sourceRef:
-    kind: GitRepository
-    name: flux-system
-  path: ./kube/5-apps
-  interval: 1m0s
-
-  dependsOn:
-    - name: 4-core
-
-  decryption:
-    provider: sops
-    secretRef:
-      name: sops-age
-
-  prune: false
-  # wait: true