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-## PLEASE FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE POSTING
-1. Please thoroughly read README.md, INSTALL.md, GETTING_STARTED.md, and FAQ.md
-2. Please search existing *open and closed* issues in case your issue has already been reported
-3. Please try to debug the issue in case you can solve it on your own before posting
-
-## After following steps 1-3 above and agreeing to provide the detailed information requested below, you may continue with posting your issue
-(**Delete this line and the text above it.**)
-
-### Expected results
-
-What did you expect to see?
-
-### Actual results
-
-What did you observe instead?
-
-### Detailed steps to reproduce
-
-E.g.:
-
-```
-The command that you ran
-```
-
-### System information
-
-* Operating system: ?
-* Compiler version: ?
-* CUDA version: ?
-* cuDNN version: ?
-* NVIDIA driver version: ?
-* GPU models (for all devices if they are not all the same): ?
-* `PYTHONPATH` environment variable: ?
-* `python --version` output: ?
-* Anything else that seems relevant: ?