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+package lamport
+
+// Time is the value of a Clock.
+type Time uint64
+
+// Clock is a Lamport logical clock
+type Clock interface {
+	// Time is used to return the current value of the lamport clock
+	Time() Time
+	// Increment is used to return the value of the lamport clock and increment it afterwards
+	Increment() (Time, error)
+	// Witness is called to update our local clock if necessary after
+	// witnessing a clock value received from another process
+	Witness(time Time) error
+}