diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
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+Dodji Seketeli <dodji@redhat.com>
+
diff --git a/README b/README
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+This is the Application Binary Interface Generic Analysis and
+Instrumentation Library.
+
+It aims at constructing, manipulating, serializing and de-serializing
+ABI-relevant artifacts.