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+<!--
+- DO NOT ask questions using GitHub issues (only bug or feature requests please,
+  see http://loopback.io/doc/en/contrib/Reporting-issues.html#asking-questions)
+
+- Please ask questions at https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/loopbackjs or
+  https://gitter.im/strongloop/loopback
+
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+-->
+
+### Bug or feature request
+
+- [ ] Bug
+- [ ] Feature request
+
+### Description of feature (or steps to reproduce if bug)
+
+
+
+### Link to sample repo to reproduce issue (if bug)
+
+
+
+### Expected result
+
+
+
+### Actual result (if bug)
+
+
+
+### Additional information (Node.js version, LoopBack version, etc)
+
+