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 * #77: Allow `SSHClient.connect()` to take an explicit `sock` parameter
   overriding creation of an internal, implicit socket object.
+* Thanks in no particular order to Erwin Bolwidt, Oskari Saarenmaa, Steven
+  Noonan, Vladimir Lazarenko, Lincoln de Sousa, Valentino Volonghi and Github
+  user `@acrish` for the various and sundry patches leading to the above
+  changes.
 
 v1.8.1 (DD MM YYYY)
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