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- OpenSSL 0.9.6-dev  xx XXX 2000
+ OpenSSL 0.9.5a-beta1  20 Mar 2000
 
  Copyright (c) 1998-2000 The OpenSSL Project
  Copyright (c) 1995-1998 Eric A. Young, Tim J. Hudson