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+This submission resolves issues introduced in the upcoming version of the forecast package.
+
+## Test environments
+* local ubuntu 18.04 install, R 3.5.1
+* ubuntu 16.04 (on travis-ci), R 3.5.3
+* win-builder (devel)
+
+## R CMD check results
+
+0 errors | 0 warnings | 0 notes
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