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diff --git a/mammoth/writers/abc.py b/mammoth/writers/abc.py
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+from __future__ import absolute_import
+
+import abc
+
+
+class Writer(object):
+    __metaclass__ = abc.ABCMeta
+    
+    @abc.abstractmethod
+    def text(self, text):
+        pass
+    
+    @abc.abstractmethod
+    def start(self, name, attributes=None):
+        pass
+
+    @abc.abstractmethod
+    def end(self, name):
+        pass
+    
+    @abc.abstractmethod
+    def self_closing(self, name, attributes=None):
+        pass
+    
+    @abc.abstractmethod
+    def append(self, html):
+        pass
+    
+    @abc.abstractmethod
+    def as_string(self):
+        pass