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+/**
+ * Copyright (C) 2013 Regents of the University of California.
+ * See COPYING for copyright and distribution information.
+ */
+
+#ifndef NDN_UTIL_RANDOM_HPP
+#define NDN_UTIL_RANDOM_HPP
+
+#include "../common.hpp"
+
+namespace ndn {
+namespace random {
+
+uint32_t
+generateWord32();
+
+} // namespace random
+} // namespace ndn
+
+#endif // NDN_UTIL_RANDOM_HPP