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+package derms.net.rmulticast;
+
+import java.io.Serializable;
+import java.net.InetAddress;
+
+class Message<T extends Serializable & Hashable> implements Serializable {
+    T payload;
+    InetAddress sender;
+    MessageID[] positiveAcks; // IDs of messages that this message positively acknowledges.
+    MessageID[] negativeAcks; // IDs of messages that this message negatively acknowledges.
+
+    Message(T payload, InetAddress sender, MessageID[] positiveAcks, MessageID[] negativeAcks) {
+        this.payload = payload;
+        this.sender = sender;
+        this.positiveAcks = positiveAcks;
+        this.negativeAcks = negativeAcks;
+    }
+
+    MessageID id() {
+        return new MessageID(hashCode());
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int hashCode() {
+        return payload.hash();
+    }
+}