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+## Version 1.0.0
+- Branched Bitstream Vera Sans Mono 1.10 release
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+### New Glyphs
+
+- New exclamation point glyph with circular full stop point, tapered line, increased weight relative to other characters.
+- New asterisk glyph.  Glyph shape from Source Code Pro.  Modified vertical position of the glyph to orient closer to the ascender.
+- New period glyph.  Circular full stop point, modified from square glyph.
+- New comma glyph.  Rounded comma shape from Source Code Pro, modified from square glyph.
+- New colon glyph. Circular colon points, modified from square points.
+- New semicolon glyph. Circular point and rounded comma shape from Source Code Pro, increased vertical spacing between the shapes
+
+
+### Modified Glyphs
+- Modified percent glyph.  Increased line length and added angled line ends.
+- Modified zero glyph.  Changed circular fill to oval fill.
+- Modified left square bracket. Increased height of the glyph.
+- Modified right square bracket. Increased height of the glyph.
+- Modified left curly bracket.  Modified vertical position, increased length of the horizontal stem, decreased left sidebearing
+- Modified right curly bracket. Modified vertical position, increased length of the horizontal stem, decreased right sidebearing
+- Modified question mark.  Changed square full stop point to circular full stop point.
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-- new asterisk glyph
-- modified percent glyph
-- modified zero glyph
-- increased height of left square bracket and right square bracket
-- modified position of left curly bracket and right curly bracket
-- modified the comma (circular instead of square)
-- modified the period (circle instead of square)
-- modified the colon (circles instead of squares)
-- modified the semicolon (circle instead of square)
-- modified the question mark (used circle instead of square)