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## Cloning and Inheritance

- `Object.clone` is paranoid
- - `clone` is protected
  - clone only clones `Cloneable` objects
  - `clone` throws checked exception
- You don't have that luxury
- `Manager.clone` must be defined if `Manager` adds mutable fields
- Rule of thumb: if you extend a class that defines `clone`, redefine `clone`
- Lesson to learn: Tagging interfaces are inherited. Use them only to tag properties that inherit

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