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019    
020    package org.apache.james.mime4j.message;
021    
022    /**
023     * Encapsulates the body of an entity (see RFC 2045).
024     * <p>
025     * A body can be a {@link Message}, a {@link Multipart} or a {@link SingleBody}.
026     * This interface should not be implemented directly by classes other than
027     * those.
028     */
029    public interface Body extends Disposable {
030    
031        /**
032         * Gets the parent of this body.
033         * 
034         * @return the parent.
035         */
036        Entity getParent();
037    
038        /**
039         * Sets the parent of this body.
040         * 
041         * @param parent
042         *            the parent.
043         */
044        void setParent(Entity parent);
045    
046    }