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+/* file.h
+   This file is part of the Osirion project and is distributed under 
+   the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 
+*/
+
+#ifndef __INCLUDED_FILE_H__
+#define __INCLUDED_FILE_H__
+
+// C++ headers
+#include <string>
+#include <fstream>
+
+// project headers
+#include "game.h"
+
+
+namespace game {
+
+/// a class to open data files
+class File : public std::ifstream 
+{
+public:
+	/// open the file for reading
+	void open(const char * filename, std::ios_base::openmode mode = std::ios_base::in );
+
+}; // class File
+
+}  // namesoace game
+
+#endif // __INCLUDED_GAME_H__