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@@ -181,6 +181,18 @@ and Tim Peters, with other fixes from the Python Labs crew.}
 \end{seealso}
 
 
+%======================================================================
+\section{PEP 285: The \class{bool} Type}
+
+XXX write this section
+
+\begin{seealso}
+
+\seepep{285}{Adding a bool type}{Written and implemented by GvR.}
+
+\end{seealso}
+
+
 %======================================================================
 \section{New and Improved Modules}