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-//
-// $Id: MathUtil.java,v 1.1 2001/10/12 00:03:03 mdb Exp $
-
-package com.threerings.parlor.util;
-
-import java.util.Random;
-
-/**
- * Contains math-related utility functions that are pertinent to game
- * development.
- */
-public class MathUtil
-{
-    /**
-     * Returns a pseudo-random integer in the range from zero (inclusive)
-     * to <code>maxValue</code> (exclusive). This presently uses an
-     * instance of {@link Random} which uses a 48-bit seed, which is
-     * modified using a linear congruential formula. (See Donald Knuth,
-     * The Art of Computer Programming, Volume 2, Section 3.2.1.)
-     */
-    public static int random (int maxValue)
-    {
-        return _random.nextInt(maxValue);
-    }
-
-    protected static Random _random = new Random();
-}