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+<!-- Thanks for filing an issue! Before hitting the button, please answer these questions.-->
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+## Is this a BUG REPORT or FEATURE REQUEST?
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+## Versions
+
+* Tectonic version ([release](https://github.com/coreos/tectonic-installer/releases) or commit hash):
+* Terraform version (`terraform version`):
+* Platform (aws|azure|openstack|metal):
+
+## What happened?
+
+
+## What you expected to happen?
+
+
+## How to reproduce it (as minimally and precisely as possible)?
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+## Anything else we need to know?