diff --git a/debian/sems-python-modules.substvars b/debian/sems-python-modules.substvars
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-shlibs:Depends=libc6 (>= 2.3.2.ds1-21), libflite1, libgcc1 (>= 1:3.4.1-3), python2.3 (>= 2.3)
diff --git a/debian/sems.substvars b/debian/sems.substvars
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-misc:Depends=debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0
-shlibs:Depends=libc6 (>= 2.3.2.ds1-21), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.4.1-3), libspeex1, libstdc++6 (>= 3.4.3-1)