1.8.5
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+Overview of changes leading to 1.8.5
+Wednesday, August 1, 2018
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+- Major Khmer shaper improvements to better match Microsoft.
+- Indic bug fixes.
+- Internal improvements to atomic operations.
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+
 Overview of changes leading to 1.8.4
 Tuesday, July 17, 2018
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