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+namespace StardewModdingAPI
+{
+    /// <summary>Provides the initial version for matching assets loaded by the game. SMAPI will raise an error if two mods try to load the same asset; in most cases you should use <see cref="IAssetEditor"/> instead.</summary>
+    public interface IAssetLoader
+    {
+        /*********
+        ** Public methods
+        *********/
+        /// <summary>Get whether this instance can load the initial version of the given asset.</summary>
+        /// <param name="asset">Basic metadata about the asset being loaded.</param>
+        bool CanLoad<T>(IAssetInfo asset);
+
+        /// <summary>Load a matched asset.</summary>
+        /// <param name="asset">Basic metadata about the asset being loaded.</param>
+        T Load<T>(IAssetInfo asset);
+    }
+}