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+<!-- Thank you for taking the time to contribute to The Odin Project. In order to get pull requests (PRs) closed in a reasonable amount of time, you must include a baseline of information about the changes you are proposing. Please read this template in its entirety before filling it out to ensure that it is filled out correctly. -->
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+<!-- Complete the following REQUIRED checkboxes by replacing the whitespace between the square brackets with an 'x', e.g. [x]. -->
+- [ ] I have thoroughly read and understand [The Odin Project Contributing Guide](https://github.com/TheOdinProject/theodinproject/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md)
+- [ ] The title of this PR follows the `where the change occurs: brief description of change` format, e.g. `Intro to HTML and CSS lesson: Fix link text`
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+<!-- Complete the following checkboxes ONLY IF they are applicable to your PR. You can complete these later if they are not currently applicable. -->
+- [ ] If one exists, I have linked a related open issue to this PR in Step 2 below
+- [ ] If changes were requested, I have made them and re-requested a review from the maintainer (top of the right sidebar)
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+**1. Description of the Changes**
+<!-- A clear and concise description of your changes. If this PR is not related to an open issue also include why you are proposing these changes, such as what benefits the changes have or what problem(s) they solve. --> 
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+**2. Related Issue**
+<!-- If the PR is not related to any open issue, skip this step. 
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+Otherwise, replace the XXXXX with the issue number, e.g. Closes #2013, or if the issue is in another TOP repo replace #XXXXX with the URL of the issue, e.g. Closes https://github.com/TheOdinProject/curriculum/issues/XXXXX -->
+Closes #XXXXX