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+var baseCreate = require('./_baseCreate'),
+ isFunction = require('./isFunction'),
+ isPrototype = require('./_isPrototype');
+
+/**
+ * Initializes an object clone.
+ *
+ * @private
+ * @param {Object} object The object to clone.
+ * @returns {Object} Returns the initialized clone.
+ */
+function initCloneObject(object) {
+ if (isPrototype(object)) {
+ return {};
+ }
+ var Ctor = object.constructor;
+ return baseCreate(isFunction(Ctor) ? Ctor.prototype : undefined);
+}
+
+module.exports = initCloneObject;