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-cowplot 0.7.0.9990
+cowplot 0.8.0
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 - The function plot_grid can now also handle base-R (graphics) plots. Code provided by https://github.com/flying-sheep.
 - More sophisticated plot alignments of complex plots are now possible. Code provided by Spencer Fox, https://github.com/sjfox.