So far, I've found that if you put a file in your $domain/lib/classes folder, you can access it via YourClass.class.getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream();
Once you do that, you do whatever you like with that stream.
Properties myProps = new Properties();
myProps.load(this.getClass().getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream("/app.properties"));
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