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+/* jslint node: true */
+'use strict';
+
+var db = require('../database');
+
+var async = require('async');
+var winston = require('winston');
+
+module.exports = {
+	name: 'User_friendly_upgrade_script_name',
+	timestamp: Date.UTC(2017, 0, 1),
+	method: function (callback) {
+		// Do stuff here...
+	}
+};
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