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@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ Ensure that the MySQL service is not running.
 Create and manage MySQL databases.
 
 ``mysql.python``
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 Install mysql python bindings.
 
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ MySQL installation.  This state is **not** included as part of the meta-state
 above as this name may conflict with a real database.
 
 ``mysql.dev``
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 Install the MySQL development libraries and header files.