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-// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0
-pragma solidity ^0.8.18;
-/// @dev `Owned` is a base level contract that assigns an `owner` that can be
-///  later changed
-
-contract Owned {
-    /// @dev `owner` is the only address that can call a function with this
-    /// modifier
-    modifier onlyOwner() {
-        require(msg.sender == owner);
-        _;
-    }
-
-    address public owner;
-
-    /// @notice The Constructor assigns the message sender to be `owner`
-    constructor() {
-        owner = msg.sender;
-    }
-
-    address public newOwner;
-
-    /// @notice `owner` can step down and assign some other address to this role
-    /// @param _newOwner The address of the new owner. 0x0 can be used to create
-    ///  an unowned neutral vault, however that cannot be undone
-    function changeOwner(address _newOwner) external onlyOwner {
-        newOwner = _newOwner;
-    }
-
-    function acceptOwnership() external {
-        if (msg.sender == newOwner) {
-            owner = newOwner;
-        }
-    }
-}