2 drives in MacBook Pro 15 Retina 2014 ?

Hello,
I can't find this information anywhere!
Is there space/connectors in this MacBook pro to install a second internal hard drive like a 2.5 inch SSD?
I know you could do this in earlier notebooks by removing the internal DVD drive...
Thank you!

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