create develop branch

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Fixes Referenced Issue #_.

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Pull Request Overview

This PR creates a develop branch by removing configuration files and making minimal formatting changes. The changes appear to be preparing a clean state for the develop branch by removing Gradle initialization scripts and documentation.

Key changes:

• Complete removal of Gradle init script for Spotless and ktlint configuration
• Removal of Gradle directory README documentation
• Minor whitespace cleanup in main README

Reviewed Changes

Copilot reviewed 3 out of 3 changed files in this pull request and generated no comments.

File	Description
gradle/init.gradle.kts	Removed entire Gradle initialization script for code formatting tools
gradle/README.md	Removed documentation file for Gradle init scripts
README.md	Removed blank line for formatting consistency

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