class Card(object):
    """A generic Card, which can be used to contain any informaiton or properties in the so-named instance variable."""

    def __init__(self, p = None):
        self.properties=p


class Card(object):
    """A generic Card, which can be used to contain any informaiton or properties in the so-named instance variable."""

    def __init__(self, p = None):
        self.properties = p

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