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+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+  <link rel="icon" type="image/vnd.microsoft.icon" href="/static/images/monorail.ico">
+  <title>This bug tracker is unavailable due to database issues.</title>
+  <meta name="ROBOTS" content="NOARCHIVE">
+  <link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/ph_core.css">
+</head>
+<body>
+  <h2>This bug tracker is currently unavailable due to database issues.</h2>
+  Please <a href="[requested_url]">try again</a> later.
+</body>
+</html>