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+require 'rake/application'
+
+module Rake
+
+  # Rake module singleton methods.
+  #
+  class << self
+    # Current Rake Application
+    def application
+      @application ||= Rake::Application.new
+    end
+
+    # Set the current Rake application object.
+    def application=(app)
+      @application = app
+    end
+
+    # Return the original directory where the Rake application was started.
+    def original_dir
+      application.original_dir
+    end
+
+    # Load a rakefile.
+    def load_rakefile(path)
+      load(path)
+    end
+  end
+
+end