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                      Package "Bit::Vector" Version 5.0
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            Copyright (c) 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 by Steffen Beyer.
                             All rights reserved.


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In any case, please contact the author first before including this
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                                 Disclaimer:
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                            Original distribution:
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The original distribution can always be obtained either from:

                  http://www.engelschall.com/u/sb/download/

or any CPAN (= "Comprehensive Perl Archive Network") mirror server:

                  http://www.perl.com/CPAN/authors/id/STBEY/


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                               Contact author:
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To contact the author, please send e-mail to

                              <sb@sdm.de>
or write to
                              Steffen Beyer
                              Ainmillerstr. 5
                              App. 513
                              D-80801 Munich
                              Germany


