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  25 
  26 package java.applet;
  27 
  28 /**
  29  * The {@code AudioClip} interface is a simple abstraction for
  30  * playing a sound clip. Multiple {@code AudioClip} items can be
  31  * playing at the same time, and the resulting sound is mixed
  32  * together to produce a composite.
  33  *
  34  * @author      Arthur van Hoff
  35  * @since       1.0
  36  */
  37 public interface AudioClip {
  38     /**
  39      * Starts playing this audio clip. Each time this method is called,
  40      * the clip is restarted from the beginning.
  41      */
  42     void play();
  43 
  44     /**
  45      * Starts playing this audio clip in a loop.
  46      */
  47     void loop();
  48 
  49     /**
  50      * Stops playing this audio clip.
  51      */
  52     void stop();
  53 }