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+var baseAssign = require('./internal/baseAssign'),
+ baseCreate = require('./internal/baseCreate');
+
+/**
+ * Creates an object that inherits from the `prototype` object. If a `properties`
+ * object is provided its own enumerable properties are assigned to the created object.
+ *
+ * @static
+ * @memberOf _
+ * @category Object
+ * @param {Object} prototype The object to inherit from.
+ * @param {Object} [properties] The properties to assign to the object.
+ * @returns {Object} Returns the new object.
+ * @example
+ *
+ * function Shape() {
+ * this.x = 0;
+ * this.y = 0;
+ * }
+ *
+ * function Circle() {
+ * Shape.call(this);
+ * }
+ *
+ * Circle.prototype = _.create(Shape.prototype, {
+ * 'constructor': Circle
+ * });
+ *
+ * var circle = new Circle;
+ * circle instanceof Circle;
+ * // => true
+ *
+ * circle instanceof Shape;
+ * // => true
+ */
+function create(prototype, properties) {
+ var result = baseCreate(prototype);
+ return properties ? baseAssign(result, properties) : result;
+}
+
+module.exports = create;