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+#ifndef LIMITEDTIMEOBJECT_H
+#define LIMITEDTIMEOBJECT_H
+
+#include "../logic/GameObject.h"
+#include "../logic/Maze.h"
+#include "../presentation/BitmapStore.h"
+
+/**
+* @brief Parent class for GameObjects that are created, exist for a given time, and are then destroyed.
+*
+* @author Justin Wernick
+* @author David Schneider
+*/
+class LimitedTimeObject: public GameObject
+{
+    public:
+        /**
+        * @brief Creates a LimitedTimeObject with the given parameters.
+        *
+        * @param [in] x The x coordinate of the new object.
+        * @param [in] y The y coordinate of the new object.
+        * @param [in] image The image that is drawn to represent the object.
+        * @param [in] time The number of times that the update function is run before the object is destroyed.
+        */
+        LimitedTimeObject(double x, double y, BitmapStore::Image image, int time);
+
+        //assignment and copy constructors have been left with the compiler generated versions
+
+        /**
+        * @brief Function that should be run on every iteration of the gameloop.
+        *
+        * The time remaining is decremented, and the object is marked for destruction when it reaches zero.
+        */
+        void update();
+
+    private:
+        /**
+        * @brief The number of times that update still needs to be run before the object is marked for destruction.
+        *
+        * For example, if the remaining time is 1, then the object is marked on the next update.
+        */
+        int _remainingTime;
+};
+
+#endif // LIMITEDTIMEOBJECT_H