diff --git a/db/cassandra-0.5/lib/README b/db/cassandra-0.5/lib/README
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+This directory should contain jars for building and running Cassandra 0.5
diff --git a/db/cassandra-0.6/lib/README b/db/cassandra-0.6/lib/README
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+This directory should contain jars for building and running Cassandra 0.6