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+Before submitting an issue, please perform a [cursory search](https://github.com/howdyai/botkit-storage-mongo/issues?utf8=✓&q=is%3Aissue+)
+to see if a similar issue has already been submitted.
+
+## Specifications
+
+- Version of Botkit:
+- Operation System:
+- Node Version:
+
+## Expected Behavior
+
+...
+
+## Actual Behavior
+
+...
+
+## Steps to Reproduce
+
+1.
+2.
+3.
+
+## Screenshots, GIFs, Error Output
+
+...