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+# changes
+
+## 1.0.0
+
+Hey! A 1.0! Now's a decent time as any. Starting to cut versions just for the
+sake of things like Homebrew. So, might as well start with 1.0.
+
+1.0 encompasses things that happened during
+[the first week](http://zachholman.com/posts/from-hack-to-popular-project/)
+of development.
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+1.0.0
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