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+<!--
+Thank you for contributing to the OpenAPI Specification!
+
+Please make certain you are submitting your PR on the correct
+branch and file:
+
+* 3.0.x spec: v3.0.4-dev branch, versions/3.0.4.md
+* 3.1.x spec: v3.1.1-dev branch, versions/3.1.1.md
+* 3.2.0 spec: v3.2.0-dev branch, versions/3.2.0.md
+* 3.0 schema: main branch, schemas/v3.0/...
+* 3.1 schema: main branch, schemas/v3.1/...
+* registry templates: gh-pages branch, registry/...
+* registry contents: gh-pages branch, registries/...
+
+Note that we do not accept changes to published specifications.
+-->