Decompressing files

So, I already have StuffIt Expander 12, but I have recently acquired what I have researched to be files compressed using a "Parity Archive Tool" and I was wondering if there was any way I could decompress/unarchive these files.

I looked at StuffIt's website and it does not show the Parity archive files as compatible with it.

I also could be completely mistaken as to what exactly these files are. I looked here: http://filext.com/file-extension/PAR2 for what they do, but I don't really understand it.

Could someone help me figure out what the files are/what they do and how to use them on my mac?

yellow said:

Looks like there are no builds for OS X, other than PAR1, which I suspect won't work.
Which means you'd have to attempt to build and compile the binary yourself on your Mac.

Fink only has par1, maybe Darwin ports?

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Hm. Sounds WAY out of the question for me, since I wouldn't even know where to begin to build/compile the binary myself, but thanks for the suggestion! Maybe I can find someone who could do it for me...