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+/*	SCCS Id: @(#)coord.h	3.3	90/02/22	*/
+/* Copyright (c) Stichting Mathematisch Centrum, Amsterdam, 1985. */
+/* NetHack may be freely redistributed.  See license for details. */
+
+#ifndef COORD_H
+#define COORD_H
+
+typedef struct nhcoord {
+	xchar x,y;
+} coord;
+
+#endif /* COORD_H */