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+##  (2020-10-15)
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+* java 8 compatibility improvements (#18) ([ca8916a](https://github.com/cdimascio/dotenv-java/commit/ca8916a)), closes [#18](https://github.com/cdimascio/dotenv-java/issues/18)
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