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+
+namespace CGAL {
+
+/*!
+\ingroup  PkgBGLTraits
+
+The class `halfedge_graph_traits` is a traits class for `::HalfedgeGraph`.
+
+*/
+template< typename G >
+class halfedge_graph_traits {
+};
+}