What is the goal from using "protected"?
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  <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br>
  <a href="http://stackoverflow.com/questions/224966/private-and-protected-members-c">Private and Protected Members : C++</a>  </p>
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<p>Why use the keyword "protected"? What does it mean?</p>
