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+<!-- Provide a clear and descriptive title -->
+
+**Clearly describe the problem and solution**
+
+**Relevant issue number(s) if applicable**
+
+**Did you run `npm run lint` from the viewer or parliament directory (whichever you are making changes to) and correct any errors**
+
+**Did you Ensure that all tests still pass by navigating to the `tests` directory and running `./tests.pl --viewer`**