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    /**************************************************************************\

    MODULE: pair

    SUMMARY:

    Pair templates.

    The decalaration

       Pair<S,T> p;

    creates a pair object using the default constructors for S and T.  The
    member p.a is the first component (of type S) and the member p.b is
    the second component (of type T).

    \**************************************************************************/

    #include <NTL/tools.h>

    template<class S, class T>
    class Pair {
    public:
       S a;
       T b;

       Pair();
       // default constructor...invokes default constructors for S and T

       Pair(const Pair<S,T>& x); // copy

       Pair& operator=(const Pair<S,T>& x); // assignment

       Pair(const S& x, const T& y);  // initialize with (x, y)

       ~Pair();
       // destructor...invokes destructors for S and T
    };

    template<class S, class T>
    Pair<S,T> cons(const S& x, const T& y);
    // returns Pair<S,T>(x, y)

    /**************************************************************************\

                                 Input/Output

    The I/O format for a Pair is

       [a b]

    \**************************************************************************/

    template<class S, class T>
    istream& operator>>(istream&, Pair<S,T>&);

    template<class S, class T>
    ostream& operator<<(ostream&, const Pair<S,T>&);

    /**************************************************************************\

                                  Equality Testing

    \**************************************************************************/

    template<class S, class T>
    long operator==(const Pair<S,T>& x, const Pair<S,T>& y);

    template<class S, class T>
    long operator!=(const Pair<S,T>& x, const Pair<S,T>& y);