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-please link to related trello cards, if they exist, from the following two boards respectively
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-https://trello.com/b/8HlCikOX/metamaps-design
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-https://trello.com/b/uFOA6a2x/metamaps-feedback-feature-ideas-requests
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-[the issue as framed for design]()
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-[the issue as framed from the users perspective]()
 
 
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