diff --git a/lib/puppet/util/fact_store.rb b/lib/puppet/util/fact_store.rb
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-# Created on 2007-05-02
-# Copyright Luke Kanies
-
-module Puppet::Util
-    # The abstract base class for client fact storage.
-    class FactStore
-        extend Puppet::Util
-        extend Puppet::Util::Docs
-        extend Puppet::Util::ClassGen
-
-        @loader = Puppet::Util::Autoload.new(self, "puppet/fact_stores")
-        @stores = {}
-
-        # Add a new report type.
-        def self.newstore(name, options = {}, &block)
-            klass = genclass(name,
-                :block => block,
-                :prefix => "FactStore",
-                :hash => @stores,
-                :attributes => options
-            )
-        end
-
-        # Remove a store; really only used for testing.
-        def self.rmstore(name)
-            rmclass(name, :hash => @stores)
-        end
-
-        # Load a store.
-        def self.store(name)
-            name = symbolize(name)
-            unless @stores.include? name
-                if @loader.load(name)
-                    unless @stores.include? name
-                        Puppet.warning(
-                            "Loaded report file for %s but report was not defined" %
-                            name
-                        )
-                        return nil
-                    end
-                else
-                    return nil
-                end
-            end
-            @stores[name]
-        end
-
-        # Retrieve the facts for a node.
-        def get(node)
-            raise Puppet::DevError, "%s has not overridden get" % self.class.name
-        end
-
-        # Set the facts for a node.
-        def set(node, facts)
-            raise Puppet::DevError, "%s has not overridden set" % self.class.name
-        end
-    end
-end
-