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 2008-XX-XX:
     * version 2.0 (probably)
-<<<<<<< NEWS
     * IMPORTANT: 'verbose' is now used for message levels. Logging is
       controlled by the extensions.liberator.loglevel preference.
     * IMPORTANT: :viusage and :exusage now jump to the help index, use the