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+This is simply the current git master of FBReaderJ (as of midnight, the 
+23rd of April, 2012), plus three more files that translate FBReaderJ 
+into the Portuguese language.
+
+The translation from English to Portuguese was done by 
+http://www.gototranslation.com
+
+The translation work was sponsored by Panacea Supplies