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+language: php
+php:
+  - 5.6
+
+install:
+  - composer install
+
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 #+AUTHOR: David Maus
 #+EMAIL: maus@hab.de
 
+[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/dmj/PicaRecord.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/dmj/PicaRecord)
+
 * About
 
 PicaRecord provides an object oriented interface to Pica+ records, fields, and subfields. It does