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package org.dyn4j;

/**
 * Simple interface to support deep copying of objects.
 * @author William Bittle
 * @version 4.0.0
 * @since 4.0.0
 * @param  the copied object type
 */
public interface Copyable> {
	/**
	 * Returns a deep copy of this object.
	 * @return T
	 */
	public T copy();
}