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+#ifndef BOOST_REF_HPP_INCLUDED
+#define BOOST_REF_HPP_INCLUDED
+
+#if _MSC_VER >= 1020
+#pragma once
+#endif
+
+//
+//	ref.hpp - ref/cref, useful helper functions
+//
+//	Version 1.00.0003 (2001-08-22)
+//
+//	Copyright (C) 1999, 2000 Jaakko Järvi (jaakko.jarvi@cs.utu.fi)
+//
+//	Permission to copy, use, modify, sell and distribute this software
+//	is granted provided this copyright notice appears in all copies.
+//	This software is provided "as is" without express or implied
+//	warranty, and with no claim as to its suitability for any purpose.
+//
+//	See http://www.boost.org/libs/bind/ref.html for documentation.
+//
+
+namespace boost
+{
+
+template<class T> class reference_wrapper
+{ 
+public:
+
+	explicit reference_wrapper(T & t): t_(t) {}
+
+	operator T & () const { return t_; }
+
+	T & get() const { return t_; }
+
+private:
+
+	  T & t_;
+
+	  reference_wrapper & operator= (reference_wrapper const &);
+};
+
+template<class T> inline reference_wrapper<T> ref(T & t)
+{ 
+	return reference_wrapper<T>(t);
+}
+
+template<class T> inline reference_wrapper<T const> cref(T const & t)
+{
+	return reference_wrapper<T const>(t);
+}
+
+} // namespace boost
+
+#endif // #ifndef BOOST_REF_HPP_INCLUDED