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+**PLEASE REMOVE THIS TEMPLATE BEFORE SUBMITTING**
+
+Before submitting a PR, please, make sure that:
+
+- Changes are in a separate branch, not in master.
+- The branch contains only one commit on top of master (if not, squash them into
+  one commit).
+- The commit has a descriptive commit message with a concise title (first line).
+- The commit message contains `fixes #XXXX` or `closes #XXXX` to auto-close the
+  issue(s) that the PR fixes (if any).
+- Tests for the changes have been added (for bug fixes / features).
+- Documentation has been added / updated (if applicable).
+- All new and existing tests passed locally (if not, fix them first and amend
+  the commit).
+
+IMPORTANT: Please review the CONTRIBUTING.md file for detailed contributing
+guidelines.
+
+**PLEASE REMOVE THIS TEMPLATE BEFORE SUBMITTING**