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+// Copyright 2012 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+// This file contains the code snippets included in "The Laws of Reflection."
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"bytes"
+	"io"
+	"os"
+)
+
+type MyInt int
+
+var i int
+var j MyInt
+
+// STOP OMIT
+
+// Reader is the interface that wraps the basic Read method.
+type Reader interface {
+	Read(p []byte) (n int, err error)
+}
+
+// Writer is the interface that wraps the basic Write method.
+type Writer interface {
+	Write(p []byte) (n int, err error)
+}
+
+// STOP OMIT
+
+func readers() { // OMIT
+	var r io.Reader
+	r = os.Stdin
+	r = bufio.NewReader(r)
+	r = new(bytes.Buffer)
+	// and so on
+	// STOP OMIT
+}
+
+func typeAssertions() (interface{}, error) { // OMIT
+	var r io.Reader
+	tty, err := os.OpenFile("/dev/tty", os.O_RDWR, 0)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	r = tty
+	// STOP OMIT
+	var w io.Writer
+	w = r.(io.Writer)
+	// STOP OMIT
+	var empty interface{}
+	empty = w
+	// STOP OMIT
+	return empty, err
+}
+
+func main() {
+}