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+- Issue #7264: Fix a possible deadlock when deallocating thread-local objects
+  which are part of a reference cycle.
+
 - Issue #6896: mailbox.Maildir now invalidates its internal cache each time
   a modification is done through it.  This fixes inconsistencies and test
   failures on systems with slightly bogus mtime behaviour.