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+crul 1.4
+========
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+### ASYNC RETRIES
+
+Via the two issues (#135) and (#159) `crul` now supports http retries in: `Async`, `AsyncVaried`, `AsyncQueue`, and the request builder class `HttpRequest`
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+
 crul 1.3
 ========