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+$NHDT-Branch: NetHack-3.6 $:$NHDT-Revision: 1.0 $ $NHDT-Date: 1576705788 2019/12/18 21:49:48 $
+
+This fixes36.5 file is here to capture information about updates in the 3.6.x
+lineage following the release of 3.6.4 in December 2019. Please note, however,
+that another 3.6.x release is not anticipated, and most developer
+focus will shift to the next major release.
+
+General Fixes and Modified Features
+-----------------------------------
+
+
+Fixes to Post-3.6.4 Problems that Were Exposed Via git Repository
+------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+Platform- and/or Interface-Specific Fixes or Features
+-----------------------------------------------------
+
+
+General New Features
+--------------------
+
+
+NetHack Community Patches (or Variation) Included
+-------------------------------------------------
+
+
+Code Cleanup and Reorganization
+-------------------------------
+