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 * [ ] Retrieve the OS X Wheels from Rackspace files, upload to PyPi (Twine?)
 * [ ] Grab Windows binaries, `twine upload dist/*.[whl|egg]`. Manually upload .exe installers.
 * [ ] Announce release availability. [Twitter](https://twitter.com/pythonpillow), web.
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