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+### HCL Template
+```hcl
+# Place your HCL configuration file here
+```
+
+### Expected behavior
+What should have happened?
+
+### Actual behavior
+What actually happened?
+
+### Steps to reproduce
+1.
+2.
+3.
+
+### References
+Are there any other GitHub issues (open or closed) that should
+be linked here? For example:
+- GH-1234
+- ...