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+## Usage
+
+Add `venndb` as a dependency:
+
+```sh
+cargo add venndb
+```
+
+and import the `derive` macro in the module where you want to use it:
+
+```rust,ignore
+use venndb::VennDB
+```
+
+See [the example](#example) or [the "Generated Code Summary" chapter](#generated-code-summary) below
+to learn how to use the `VennDB` and its generated code.
+
 ## Example
 
 Here follows an example demonstrating all the features of `VennDB`.