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diff --git a/lib/Class/MOP/Module.pm b/lib/Class/MOP/Module.pm
index 08e1f9b..1ca2e40 100644
--- a/lib/Class/MOP/Module.pm
+++ b/lib/Class/MOP/Module.pm
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@ package Class::MOP::Module;
 use strict;
 use warnings;
 
+use Carp         'confess';
 use Scalar::Util 'blessed';
 
-our $VERSION   = '0.65';
+our $VERSION   = '0.78';
 $VERSION = eval $VERSION;
 our $AUTHORITY = 'cpan:STEVAN';
 
@@ -31,6 +32,26 @@ sub identifier {
     );
 }
 
+sub create {
+    my ( $class, %options ) = @_;
+
+    my $package_name = $options{package};
+
+    (defined $package_name && $package_name)
+        || confess "You must pass a package name";
+
+    my $code = "package $package_name;";
+    $code .= "\$$package_name\:\:VERSION = '" . $options{version} . "';"
+        if exists $options{version};
+    $code .= "\$$package_name\:\:AUTHORITY = '" . $options{authority} . "';"
+        if exists $options{authority};
+
+    eval $code;
+    confess "creation of $package_name failed : $@" if $@;
+
+    return; # XXX: should this return some kind of meta object? ~sartak
+}
+
 1;
 
 __END__
@@ -43,36 +64,35 @@ Class::MOP::Module - Module Meta Object
 
 =head1 DESCRIPTION
 
-This is an abstraction of a Perl 5 module, it is a superclass of
-L<Class::MOP::Class>. A module essentially a package with metadata, 
-in our case the version and authority. 
+A module is essentially a L<Class::MOP::Package> with metadata, in our
+case the version and authority.
 
-=head1 METHODS
+=head1 INHERITANCE
 
-=over 4
+B<Class::MOP::Module> is a subclass of L<Class::MOP::Package>.
 
-=item B<meta>
+=head1 METHODS
 
-Returns a metaclass for this package.
+=over 4
 
-=item B<initialize ($package_name)>
+=item B<< $metamodule->version >>
 
-This will initialize a Class::MOP::Module instance which represents 
-the module of C<$package_name>.
+This is a read-only attribute which returns the C<$VERSION> of the
+package, if one exists.
 
-=item B<version>
+=item B<< $metamodule->authority >>
 
-This is a read-only attribute which returns the C<$VERSION> of the 
-package for the given instance.
+This is a read-only attribute which returns the C<$AUTHORITY> of the
+package, if one exists.
 
-=item B<authority>
+=item B<< $metamodule->identifier >>
 
-This is a read-only attribute which returns the C<$AUTHORITY> of the 
-package for the given instance.
+This constructs a string which combines the name, version and
+authority.
 
-=item B<identifier>
+=item B<< Class::MOP::Module->meta >
 
-This constructs a string of the name, version and authority.
+This will return a L<Class::MOP::Class> instance for this class.
 
 =back
 
@@ -82,7 +102,7 @@ Stevan Little E<lt>stevan@iinteractive.comE<gt>
 
 =head1 COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
 
-Copyright 2006-2008 by Infinity Interactive, Inc.
+Copyright 2006-2009 by Infinity Interactive, Inc.
 
 L<http://www.iinteractive.com>