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+/*
+asm provides the API for streaming assembly and disassembly of tar archives.
+
+Using the `github.com/vbatts/tar-split/tar/storage` for Packing/Unpacking the
+metadata for a stream, as well as an implementation of Getting/Putting the file
+entries' payload.
+*/
+package asm