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+# bomrang archived
+
+As of 10.01.2023 the package, bomrang, has been archived due to the BOM's unwillingness to allow programmatic access to their data
+
 # bomrang 0.7.4
 
 ## Bug fixes
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-# installs dependencies, runs R CMD check, runs covr::codecov()
-do_package_checks()