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diff --git a/crypto/src/bcpg/BcpgObject.cs b/crypto/src/bcpg/BcpgObject.cs
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+using System;
+using System.IO;
+
+namespace Org.BouncyCastle.Bcpg
+{
+	/// <remarks>Base class for a PGP object.</remarks>
+    public abstract class BcpgObject
+    {
+        public virtual byte[] GetEncoded()
+        {
+            MemoryStream bOut = new MemoryStream();
+            BcpgOutputStream pOut = new BcpgOutputStream(bOut);
+
+			pOut.WriteObject(this);
+
+			return bOut.ToArray();
+        }
+
+		public abstract void Encode(BcpgOutputStream bcpgOut);
+    }
+}
+