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+<preface id="preface">
+ <title>Preface</title>
+ <para>This guide provides reference
+ to the features of &clsql;. The first
+ chapter provides an introduction to &clsql; and installation
+ instructions.
+ Following that chapter is the reference section for all user
+ accessible symbols of &clsql; with examples of usage,
+ followed by the reference section for all accessible symbols of
+ the database back-end interface. At the end there you will find
+ a glossary of commonly used terms with their
+ definitions.
+ </para>
+</preface>