Doc review, as requested :-).

Mostly just phrasing things differently, which is a matter of taste. Feel free to use or not use any of the changes I'm suggesting.

I would say this one thing should be changed, though, not necessarily the way I changed it here.

     * Convert any string (literal, `@`, `&`, `~`)
     * that contains a base64 encoded value, to the byte values it encodes.

If this structure is going to be used, either the entire clause, 'that contains a base64 encoded value', should be bracketed by commas, or the comma at the end of the clause should be removed.