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+// -*- C++ -*-
+// $Id$
+
+module Bank
+{
+  // = TITLE
+  // This module has two interfaces. One represents a bank Account and
+  // the other is a factory to create the Account Objects.
+
+  interface Account
+    {
+      // = TITLE
+      // This interface represents an account with operations to check
+      // balance, deposit and withdraw.
+
+      exception Overdraft
+        {
+          // = TITLE
+          // This exception is raised if the client tries to
+          // withdraw more money than the current balance.
+
+          string reason;
+        };
+
+      readonly attribute float balance;
+      // Attribute to obtain the current <balance>.
+
+      void deposit (in float amount);
+      // Add <amount> to this account.
+
+      void withdraw (in float amount) raises (Overdraft);
+      // Withdraw <amount from this account.
+
+      attribute string name;
+      // The <name> of this account.
+    };
+
+  interface AccountManager
+    {
+      // = TITLE
+      // This interface is a factory for the <Account> objects. It has
+      // operations to create <Account>s and to delete them.
+
+      Account open (in string name,
+                    in float initial_balance);
+      // Returns the <Account> associated with <name>.  If this is the
+      // first time <name> has been seen, the server will create the
+      // account.  Otherwise, the server will return back an object
+      // reference to a previously created account.
+
+      void close (in Account account_);
+      // Close down the account and release its resources if it's the
+      // last reference to the <account>.  Once this call is made it
+      // is no longer valid to access the <account>.
+
+      void shutdown ();
+      // This operation shuts down the server.
+    };
+};