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+<book xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
+      xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude">
+
+  <info>
+
+    <title>Hydra User's Guide</title>
+
+    <subtitle>Draft</subtitle>
+
+    <authorgroup>
+      <author>
+        <personname>
+          <firstname>Eelco</firstname>
+          <surname>Dolstra</surname>
+        </personname>
+        <affiliation>
+          <orgname>Delft University of Technology</orgname>
+          <orgdiv>Department of Software Technology</orgdiv>
+        </affiliation>
+        <contrib>Author</contrib>
+      </author>
+      <author>
+        <personname>
+          <firstname>Rob</firstname>
+          <surname>Vermaas</surname>
+        </personname>
+        <affiliation>
+          <orgname>Delft University of Technology</orgname>
+          <orgdiv>Department of Software Technology</orgdiv>
+        </affiliation>
+        <contrib>Author</contrib>
+      </author>
+    </authorgroup>
+
+
+    <copyright>
+      <year>2009</year>
+      <year>2010</year>
+      <holder>Eelco Dolstra</holder>
+    </copyright>
+
+    <date>March 2010</date>
+    
+  </info>
+
+  <xi:include href="introduction.xml" />
+  <xi:include href="installation.xml" />
+
+  
+    
+</book>