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 - [EBLC/CBLC] Fixed incorrect padding length calculation for Format 3 IndexSubTable
   (#1817, #1818).
+- [varLib] Fixed error when merging OTL tables and TTFonts were loaded as ``lazy=True``
+  (#1808, #1809).
 - [varLib] Allow to use master fonts containing ``CFF2`` table when building VF (#1816).
 - [ttLib] Make ``recalcBBoxes`` option work also with ``CFF2`` table (#1816).
 - [feaLib] Don't reset ``lookupflag`` in lookups defined inside feature blocks.