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+^cran-comments\.md$
 ^CRAN-RELEASE$
 ^data-raw$
 ^.*\.Rproj$
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+## Test environments
+* local OS X install, R 3.5.0
+* ubuntu 14.04 (on travis-ci), R 3.5.0
+* win-builder (devel and release)
+
+## R CMD check results
+
+0 errors | 0 warnings | 1 note
+
+* This is a new release.