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+Added `Butler._query` context manager which will support building of the complex queries for data in Butler.
+For now `Butler._query` provides access to just three convenience methods similar to query methods in `Registry`.
+This new API should be considered experimental and potentially unstable, its use should be limited to downstream middleware code for now.