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The State Pattern allows a complex system to be implemented in a structured way. The overall behaviour of a system is partitioned into well-defined states. Typically, each state is implemented by a class. The overall system behaviour can be determined firstly by knowing what state it is 'in'; secondly, by the behaviour embodied in the methods of the class corresponding to that state.

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