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+A dead simple way to do inheritance in JS.
+
+    var inherits = require("inherits")
+
+    function Animal () {
+      this.alive = true
+    }
+    Animal.prototype.say = function (what) {
+      console.log(what)
+    }
+
+    inherits(Dog, Animal)
+    function Dog () {
+      Dog.super.apply(this)
+    }
+    Dog.prototype.sniff = function () {
+      this.say("sniff sniff")
+    }
+    Dog.prototype.bark = function () {
+      this.say("woof woof")
+    }
+
+    inherits(Chihuahua, Dog)
+    function Chihuahua () {
+      Chihuahua.super.apply(this)
+    }
+    Chihuahua.prototype.bark = function () {
+      this.say("yip yip")
+    }
+
+    // also works
+    function Cat () {
+      Cat.super.apply(this)
+    }
+    Cat.prototype.hiss = function () {
+      this.say("CHSKKSS!!")
+    }
+    inherits(Cat, Animal, {
+      meow: function () { this.say("miao miao") }
+    })
+    Cat.prototype.purr = function () {
+      this.say("purr purr")
+    }
+
+
+    var c = new Chihuahua
+    assert(c instanceof Chihuahua)
+    assert(c instanceof Dog)
+    assert(c instanceof Animal)
+
+The actual function is laughably small.  10-lines small.