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+using Robust.Shared.Localization;
+using Robust.Shared.Prototypes;
+using Robust.Shared.Utility;
+using YamlDotNet.RepresentationModel;
+
+namespace Content.Shared.Access
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     Defines a single access level that can be stored on ID cards and checked for.
+    /// </summary>
+    [Prototype("accessLevel")]
+    public class AccessLevelPrototype : IPrototype, IIndexedPrototype
+    {
+        public void LoadFrom(YamlMappingNode mapping)
+        {
+            ID = mapping.GetNode("id").AsString();
+            if (mapping.TryGetNode("name", out var nameNode))
+            {
+                Name = nameNode.AsString();
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                Name = ID;
+            }
+
+            Name = Loc.GetString(Name);
+        }
+
+        public string ID { get; private set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        ///     The player-visible name of the access level, in the ID card console and such.
+        /// </summary>
+        public string Name { get; private set; }
+    }
+}