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 = Jem
 
+[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/jruby-gradle/jem.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/jruby-gradle/jem)
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 `jem` is a library built in link:http://groovy-lang.org[Groovy] for
 processing link:http://guides.rubygems.org/what-is-a-gem/[Ruby .gem files]