Github user nguyenhoan commented on the pull request:
https://github.com/apache/tinkerpop/commit/a00416291b769b007fc34f06dc16e1a2eb9246a2#commitcomment-20948043
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gremlin-test/src/main/java/org/apache/tinkerpop/gremlin/structure/SerializationTest.java:
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gremlin-test/src/main/java/org/apache/tinkerpop/gremlin/structure/SerializationTest.java
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Hi @spmallette
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