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-package org.apache.poi.hpsf;
-
-
-/**
- * <p>Reader for specific data types.</p>
- *
- * @author Rainer Klute (klute@rainer-klute.de)
- * @see Property
- * @see Variant
- * @version $Id$
- * @since 2002-12-09
- */
-public class TypeReader
-{
-}