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 Package: edibble
 Title: Encapsulating Elements of Experimental Design 
-Version: 1.1.0
+Version: 1.1.0.9000
 Authors@R: 
     person(given = "Emi",
            family = "Tanaka",
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+# edibble (development version)
+
 # edibble 1.1.0