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+# Pattern
+
+[Information about your pattern]
+
+## Checklist
+- [ ] A pattern for this format doesn't exist yet (or this PR improves the existing one)
+- [ ] The new pattern has been added to the relevant table in the Readme
+- [ ] The pattern was associated with all relevant MIME types (using `#pragma MIME mime-type` in the source code)
+- [ ] A test file for this pattern has been added to [/tests/patterns/test_data](/tests/patterns/test_data)
+  - Try to keep this file below ~ 1 MB