diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Modules/ExportSerialiser/IRegionSerialiser.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Modules/ExportSerialiser/IRegionSerialiser.cs
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+using System;
+namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Modules.ExportSerialiser
+{
+    public interface IRegionSerialiser
+    {
+        System.Collections.Generic.List<string> SerialiseRegion(OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes.Scene scene, string saveDir);
+    }
+}