diff --git a/wp-includes/class-language.php b/wp-includes/class-language.php
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--- a/wp-includes/class-language.php
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-<?php
-
-// Language class, used for localization
-// Copyright 2004 Alex King, used with permission
-
-class language {
-	var $author;		// name of the translator
-	var $author_url;	// URL of the translator
-	var $charset;		// defaults to ISO-8859-I for english
-	var $name;			// name of language
-	var $strings;		// the strings that are translated
-	
-// initialize
-	function language($author = ''
-	                 ,$author_url = ''
-	                 ,$charset = 'ISO-8859-I'
-	                 ,$name = ''
-	                 ,$strings = array()
-	                 ) {
-		$this->author = $author;
-		$this->author_url = $author_url;
-		$this->charset = $charset;
-		$this->name = $name;
-		$this->strings = $strings;
-	}
-
-	function str($key, $vars = '') {
-		if (!isset($this->strings[$key])) { // not using array_key_exists() because it is slower
-			return false;
-		}
-		if (empty($vars)) {
-			print($this->strings[$key]);
-			return true;
-		}
-		else {
-			if (strstr($vars, ',')) {
-				$vars = explode(',', $vars);
-			}
-			else {
-				$vars = array($vars);
-			}
-			$string = $this->strings[$key];
-			for ($i = 0; $i < count($vars); $i++) {
-				$string = @str_replace("__".$i, $vars[$i], $string);
-				if (!$string) {
-					print('<p><strong>Error</strong>, could not replace __'.$i
-						 .' with '.$vars[$i].' in string '.$key.'.</p>'
-						 );
-				}
-			}
-			print($string);
-			return true;
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-?>
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