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+
+Logging
+-------
+
+Getting started:
+
+1) Build the jar file
+
+  If you have the source distribution you will need to build the jar file
+  using Maven 2/3.  For instructions on downloading and installing Maven see
+  http://maven.apache.org/.
+
+  To build execute the command 'mvn package verify'.
+  The jar file will be built in the target directory.
+  
+  Note: the unit tests are executed during the verify phase and require that
+  the respective jar files have been created successfully.
+
+2) Generate the documentation
+
+  Run the 'mvn verify site' command.  The documentation will be written
+  to the target/site directory.  The documentation has some examples of
+  how to use this package as well as a troubleshooting guide.
+
+3) Create source and binary distributions
+
+  Run the 'mvn verify site assembly:assembly' command.  The source and binary
+  distributions are created in the 'target' directory.
+
+4) Use
+
+  Simply include the jar file built in step #1 in your classpath.  Import the
+  classes that you want to use and you are ready to go!
+