diff --git a/basis/io/encodings/utf7/authors.txt b/basis/io/encodings/utf7/authors.txt
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+++ b/basis/io/encodings/utf7/authors.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Björn Lindqvist
diff --git a/basis/io/encodings/utf7/summary.txt b/basis/io/encodings/utf7/summary.txt
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+++ b/basis/io/encodings/utf7/summary.txt
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+UTF7 encoding/decoding
diff --git a/basis/io/encodings/utf7/utf7-docs.factor b/basis/io/encodings/utf7/utf7-docs.factor
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+++ b/basis/io/encodings/utf7/utf7-docs.factor
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+USING: help.markup help.syntax ;
+IN: io.encodings.utf7
+
+HELP: utf7
+{ $class-description "Encoding descriptor for UTF-7 encoding." } ;
+
+HELP: utf7imap4
+{ $class-description "Encoding descriptor for the encoding UTF-7 modified for IMAP (see RFC 3501 5.1.3)." } ;