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 Mapnik Trunk
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-- Optimized rendering speeds by avoiding locking the projection code (r2063)
+- Optimized rendering speeds by avoiding locking in the projection code (r2063)
 
 - Added support for setting global alignment of polygon pattern fills (#203)