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+Package: kableExtra
+Type: Package
+Title: What the Package Does (Title Case)
+Version: 0.1.0
+Author: Who wrote it
+Maintainer: Who to complain to <yourfault@somewhere.net>
+Description: More about what it does (maybe more than one line)
+License: What license is it under?
+LazyData: TRUE
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