>BufferedReader</code> input stream for this
 socket connection. If the socket isn't opened, returns <code>null</code>.
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<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>s</CODE> - <code>Socket</code> object from which the stream reader
          is to be obtained.
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>the <code>BufferedReader</code> object that represents
          the reader of the socket received as argument.
<DT><B>Throws:</B>
<DD><CODE>java.io.IOException</CODE></DL>
</DD>
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