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+This is an Erlang port driver that allows Erlang programs to store data in BerkleyDB.
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+Authors:
+  Dave "dizzyd" Smith <dizzyd@dizzyd.com>
+  Phil Toland <phil.toland@gmail.com>
+  Jon Meredith <jmeredith@thehive.com>