diff --git a/audio/shorten/Makefile b/audio/shorten/Makefile
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+# $OpenBSD: Makefile,v 1.1.1.1 2001/08/21 00:03:31 naddy Exp $
+
+COMMENT=	"fast compression for waveform files"
+
+DISTNAME=	shorten-3.3
+CATEGORIES=	audio archivers
+NEED_VERSION=	1.440
+
+MAINTAINER=	Christian Weisgerber <naddy@openbsd.org>
+
+PERMIT_PACKAGE_CDROM=	"no fee"
+PERMIT_PACKAGE_FTP=	Yes
+PERMIT_DISTFILES_CDROM=	"no fee"
+PERMIT_DISTFILES_FTP=	Yes
+
+MASTER_SITES=	http://shnutils.etree.org/misc/
+
+USE_GMAKE=	Yes
+CONFIGURE_STYLE= gnu
+
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/audio/shorten/files/md5 b/audio/shorten/files/md5
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+++ b/audio/shorten/files/md5
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+MD5 (shorten-3.3.tar.gz) = 179b21d340b402d8efe689491e70066e
+RMD160 (shorten-3.3.tar.gz) = 9e563b2cb872bfbcdef111ac3827f800d6f20a88
+SHA1 (shorten-3.3.tar.gz) = 48b2d07d2b4879d3564b595d34914799b2582cfc
diff --git a/audio/shorten/pkg/DESCR b/audio/shorten/pkg/DESCR
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+Shorten reduces the size of waveform files (such as audio) using
+Huffman coding of prediction residuals and optional additional
+quantisation.  In lossless mode the amount of compression obtained
+depends on the nature of the waveform.  Those composing of low
+frequencies and low amplitudes give the best compression, which may
+be 2:1 or better.  Lossy compression operates by specifying a minimum
+acceptable segmental signal to noise ratio or a maximum bit rate.
+Lossy compression operates by zeroing the lower order bits of the
+waveform, so retaining waveform shape.
+
+Permission is granted to use this software for decoding and
+non-commercial encoding (e.g. private or research use).
+
+If you intend to use shorten, be sure to check the full license,
+which can be displayed by "shorten -l".
diff --git a/audio/shorten/pkg/PLIST b/audio/shorten/pkg/PLIST
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+++ b/audio/shorten/pkg/PLIST
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+@comment $OpenBSD: PLIST,v 1.1.1.1 2001/08/21 00:03:31 naddy Exp $
+bin/shorten
+man/man1/shorten.1