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INGY / JS-jQuery-1.2.6.001 / Changes 
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version: 1.2.6.001
date:    Wed Aug 27 23:50:37 PDT 2008
changes: jquery-1.2.6
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version: 1.2.3.001
date:    Tue Mar 11 03:35:05 EET 2008
changes: Maiden voyage.