diff -r src-bak/java/com/thoughtworks/xstream/converters/reflection/ReflectionConverter.java src/java/com/thoughtworks/xstream/converters/reflection/ReflectionConverter.java
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>         String resolvesAttribute = reader.getAttribute(mapper.attributeForReadResolveField());
>         if (resolvesAttribute != null) {
>             return mapper.realClass(resolvesAttribute);
>         }