diff --git a/attn/pel/private_header.cpp b/attn/pel/private_header.cpp
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+++ b/attn/pel/private_header.cpp
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+#include "private_header.hpp"
+
+namespace attn
+{
+namespace pel
+{
+
+PrivateHeader::PrivateHeader(Stream& pel)
+{
+    unflatten(pel);
+}
+
+void PrivateHeader::flatten(Stream& stream) const
+{
+    stream << _header << _createTimestamp << _commitTimestamp << _creatorID
+           << _reservedByte1 << _reservedByte2 << _sectionCount << _obmcLogID
+           << _creatorVersion << _plid << _id;
+}
+
+void PrivateHeader::unflatten(Stream& stream)
+{
+    stream >> _header >> _createTimestamp >> _commitTimestamp >> _creatorID >>
+        _reservedByte1 >> _reservedByte2 >> _sectionCount >> _obmcLogID >>
+        _creatorVersion >> _plid >> _id;
+}
+
+uint8_t PrivateHeader::getSectionCount()
+{
+    return _sectionCount;
+}
+
+void PrivateHeader::setSectionCount(uint8_t sectionCount)
+{
+    _sectionCount = sectionCount;
+}
+
+/*
+Stream& operator<<(Stream& s, const CreatorVersion& cv)
+{
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < sizeof(CreatorVersion); i++)
+    {
+        s << cv.version[i];
+    }
+    return s;
+}
+
+Stream& operator>>(Stream& s, CreatorVersion& cv)
+{
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < sizeof(CreatorVersion); i++)
+    {
+        s >> cv.version[i];
+    }
+    return s;
+}
+*/
+
+} // namespace pel
+} // namespace attn