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+# ExIceberg
+
+ExIceberg is an Elixir library for interacting with Apache Iceberg.
+
+## Installation
+Add ex_iceberg to your list of dependencies in mix.exs:
+
+```elixir
+def deps do
+  [
+    {:ex_iceberg, "~> 0.1.0"}
+  ]
+end
+```
+## Usage
+For detailed usage instructions, please refer to the [documentation](https://hexdocs.pm/ex_iceberg).
+
+## License
+This project is licensed under the Apache License 2.0 - see the LICENSE file for details.