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-## Summary
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-## References
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-- [ ] Contributor has fully tested the PR manually
-- [ ] If there are any front-end changes, before/after screenshots are included
-- [ ] Critical user journeys are covered by Gherkin stories
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-- PR is fully functional
-- PR has been tested for [accessibility regressions](http://kolibri-dev.readthedocs.io/en/develop/manual_testing.html#accessibility-a11y-testing)
-- External dependency files were updated if necessary (`yarn` and `pip`)
-- Documentation is updated
-- Contributor is in AUTHORS.md