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 Type: Package
 Package: blastula
-Version: 0.3.5
+Version: 0.3.5.9000
 Title: Easily Send HTML Email Messages
 Description: Compose and send out responsive HTML email messages that render
     perfectly across a range of email clients and device sizes. Helper functions
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+# blastula (development version)
+
 # blastula 0.3.5
 
 * Fixed Excel attachments which were broken due to faulty conversion into RFC2822. (#314)