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+# Change Log
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+## (unreleased)
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+Features:
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+* initial support for translating rules in *Essential Gringo* (excluding aggregates) to first-order logic formulas
+* command-line option `--color` to autodetect, enable, or disable color output
+* command-line option `--log-level` to control which status messages should be shown