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+//
+// $Id: PresentsContext.java,v 1.1 2001/07/20 19:49:06 mdb Exp $
+
+package com.threerings.cocktail.cher.util;
+
+import com.samskivert.util.Context;
+import com.threerings.cocktail.cher.dobj.DObjectManager;
+import com.threerings.cocktail.cher.client.Client;
+
+public interface CherContext extends Context
+{
+    /**
+     * Returns a reference to the client.
+     */
+    public Client getClient ();
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a reference to the distributed object manager.
+     */
+    public Client getDObjectManager ();
+}