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+To try things out, run
+
+% ./server.sh
+Erlang R14B (erts-5.8.1) [source] [64-bit] [smp:4:4] [rq:4] [async-threads:0] [hipe] [kernel-poll:false]
+
+Eshell V5.8.1  (abort with ^G)
+> server:start().
+> client:t().