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+// Copyright 2011 Google Inc.  All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+// The uuid package generates and inspects UUIDs based on RFC 4122 and
+// DCE 1.1: Authentication and Security Services.
+package uuid