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 Package: alabaster.se
 Title: Load and Save SummarizedExperiments from File
-Version: 1.4.0
+Version: 1.5.0
 Date: 2024-02-21
 Authors@R: person("Aaron", "Lun", role=c("aut", "cre"), email="infinite.monkeys.with.keyboards@gmail.com")
 License: MIT + file LICENSE