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+Unicode::MAP
+------------
+
+This module converts strings from and to 2-byte Unicode UCS2 format.
+All mappings happen via 2 byte UTF16 encodings, not via 1 byte UTF8
+encoding. To convert between UTF8 and UTF16 use Unicode::String.
+
+For historical reasons this module coexists with Unicode::Map8.
+Please use Unicode::Map8 unless you need to care for >1 byte character
+sets, e.g. chinese GB2312. Anyway, if you stick to the basic
+functionality (see documentation) you can use both modules equivalently.
+
+Practically this module will disappear from earth sooner or later as
+Unicode mapping support needs somehow to get into perl's core. If you
+like to work on this field please don't hesitate contacting Gisle Aas
+and check out the mailing list perl-unicode!