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+// Copyright 2011 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package proxy
+
+import (
+	"net"
+)
+
+type direct struct{}
+
+// Direct is a direct proxy: one that makes network connections directly.
+var Direct = direct{}
+
+func (direct) Dial(network, addr string) (net.Conn, error) {
+	return net.Dial(network, addr)
+}