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+[[!comment format=mdwn
+ username="http://joeyh.name/"
+ ip="108.236.230.124"
+ subject="that is an ancient version of git-annex, Shane"
+ date="2014-07-02T17:11:24Z"
+ content="""
+The first git-annex release to support glacier without using hooks was 3.20121126.
+"""]]