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-Before you submit an issue, please review [the guidelines for this repository](https://github.com/tesseract-ocr/tesseract/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md).
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-Please report an issue only for a BUG, not for asking questions.
-
-Note that it will be much easier for us to fix the issue if a test case that
-reproduces the problem is provided. Ideally this test case should not have any
-external dependencies. Provide a copy of the image or link to files for the test case.
-
-Please delete this text and fill in the template below.
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-### Environment
-
-* **Tesseract Version**: <!-- compulsory. you must provide your version -->
-* **Commit Number**: <!-- optional. if known - specify commit used, if built from source -->
-* **Platform**: <!-- either `uname -a` output, or if Windows, version and 32-bit or 64-bit -->
-
-### Current Behavior:
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-### Expected Behavior:
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-### Suggested Fix: