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 Version 1.4.4
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     - numerous documentation updates. (Monte) 
-    - added ENT_QUOTES to escapement of html (Monte, Sam Beckwith)
+    - added ENT_QUOTES to escapement of html. (Monte, Sam Beckwith)
     - implemented access to request variables via auto-assigned $smarty
       template variable.  (Andrei)
     - fixed a bug with parsing function arguments inside {if} tags if a comma