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 \tableofcontents
 
 This article explains the new features in Python 2.5.  No release date
-for Python 2.5 has been set; it will probably be released in early 2006.
+for Python 2.5 has been set; it will probably be released in the
+autumn of 2006.
 
 % Compare with previous release in 2 - 3 sentences here.