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 # cpython-bin-deps
 Binaries that the cpython build process depends on
 
-It is currently expected that this will only be useful on Windows,
-and in any case you should never need to clone this repository
-unless you are updating its contents.
+It is currently expected that this will only be useful on Windows, and in any
+case you should never need to clone this repository manually unless you are a
+core developer updating its contents.