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+<!-- Thanks for submitting a Pull Request! We appreciate you spending the
+     time to improve MicroPython. Please provide enough information so that
+     others can review your Pull Request.
+
+     Before submitting, please read:
+     https://github.com/micropython/micropython/blob/master/CODEOFCONDUCT.md
+     https://github.com/micropython/micropython/wiki/ContributorGuidelines
+
+     Please check any CI failures that appear after your Pull Request is opened.
+-->
+
+### Summary
+
+<!-- Explain the reason for making this change. What problem does the pull request
+     solve, or what improvement does it add? Add links if relevant. -->
+
+
+### Testing
+
+<!-- Explain what testing you did, and on which boards/ports. If there are
+     boards or ports that you couldn't test, please mention this here as well.
+
+     If you leave this empty then your Pull Request may be closed. -->
+
+
+### Trade-offs and Alternatives
+
+<!-- If the Pull Request has some negative impact (i.e. increased code size)
+     then please explain why you think the trade-off improvement is worth it.
+     If you can think of alternative ways to do this, please explain that here too.
+
+     Delete this heading if not relevant (i.e. small fixes) -->
+