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  /** Constructor with begin and end passed as arguments 
    * @generated
    * @param jcas JCas this Annotation is in
    * @param begin the begin offset
    * @param end the end offset
    */
  public Annotation(JCas jcas, int begin, int end) { 
	  this(jcas); // forward to constructor 
	  this.setBegin(begin); 
	  this.setEnd(end); 
  } 
  
  /** @see org.apache.uima.cas.text.AnnotationFS#getCoveredText() 
    * @generated
    * @return the covered Text 
    */ 
  public String getCoveredText() { 
    final CAS casView = this.getView();
    final String text = casView.getDocumentText();
    if (text == null) {
      return null;
    }
    return text.substring(getBegin(), getEnd());
  } 
  
  /** @deprecated 
    * @generated
    * @return the begin offset 
    */
  public int getStart() {return getBegin();}
