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+package project1;
+
+/**
+ *
+ * @author Alden
+ */
+public class Map {
+    
+    //Base map, contains a grid
+    //the two dimensional array allows us to interpret
+    // x,y coordinates as the locations in the array.
+    private static int ID;
+    private static String[][] grid;
+    
+    public Map(String[][] newMap, int identifier){
+        grid = newMap;
+        ID = identifier;
+    }
+    public String toString(){
+        return "" + ID;
+    }
+}