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+#ifndef  BOOST_SERIALIZATION_UTILITY_HPP
+#define BOOST_SERIALIZATION_UTILITY_HPP
+
+// MS compatible compilers support #pragma once
+#if defined(_MSC_VER)
+# pragma once
+#endif
+
+/////////1/////////2/////////3/////////4/////////5/////////6/////////7/////////8
+// serialization/utility.hpp:
+// serialization for stl utility templates
+
+// (C) Copyright 2002 Robert Ramey - http://www.rrsd.com . 
+// Use, modification and distribution is subject to the Boost Software
+// License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
+// http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+
+//  See http://www.boost.org for updates, documentation, and revision history.
+
+#include <utility>
+#include <boost/config.hpp>
+
+#include <boost/type_traits/remove_const.hpp>
+#include <boost/serialization/nvp.hpp>
+#include <boost/serialization/is_bitwise_serializable.hpp>
+#include <boost/mpl/and.hpp>
+
+namespace boost { 
+namespace serialization {
+
+// pair
+template<class Archive, class F, class S>
+inline void serialize(
+    Archive & ar,
+    std::pair<F, S> & p,
+    const unsigned int /* file_version */
+){
+    // note: we remove any const-ness on the first argument.  The reason is that 
+    // for stl maps, the type saved is pair<const key, T).  We remove
+    // the const-ness in order to be able to load it.
+    typedef typename boost::remove_const<F>::type typef;
+    ar & boost::serialization::make_nvp("first", const_cast<typef &>(p.first));
+    ar & boost::serialization::make_nvp("second", p.second);
+}
+
+/// specialization of is_bitwise_serializable for pairs
+template <class T, class U>
+struct is_bitwise_serializable<std::pair<T,U> >
+ : public mpl::and_<is_bitwise_serializable< T >,is_bitwise_serializable<U> >
+{
+};
+
+} // serialization
+} // namespace boost
+
+#endif // BOOST_SERIALIZATION_UTILITY_HPP