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package IceUtil;

/**
 * A base interface for retrieving persistent objects from a backing store.
 **/

public interface Store
{
    /**
     * Instantiate an object, initializing its state from a backing store.
     *
     * @param key The database key for the object to instantiate.
     *
     **/
    Object load(Object key);
}
