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+<short summary of the bug>
+
+I tried this code:
+
+<code sample that causes the bug>
+
+I expected to see this happen: <explanation>
+
+Instead, this happened: <explanation>
+
+## Meta
+
+`rustc --version --verbose`:
+
+Backtrace: