using System;

using System.IO;

using System.Collections.Generic;

using System.Linq;

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public class Program

{

    public static void Main()

    {

        var dictionary = new Dictionary<string, Item>();

        dictionary.Add("item_1", new Item{Value="OriginalValue_1"});

        dictionary.Add("item_2", new Item{Value="OriginalValue_2"});

        Print("Original Dictionary:", dictionary);

        var clone = new Dictionary<string, Item>(dictionary);

        var deepclone = dictionary.ToDictionary(kv => kv.Key, kv => kv.Value.Clone() as Item);

        Print("Cloned Dictionary:", clone);

        Print("Deep Cloned Dictionary:", deepclone);

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        dictionary["item_1"].Value = "This Value Was Changed in the Original Dictionary";

        Print("Original Dictionary After Item Changed In Original:", dictionary);

        Print("Cloned Dictionary After Item Changed In Original:", clone);

        Print("Deep Cloned Dictionary After Item Changed In Original:", deepclone);

    }

    public static void Print<T>(string header,  Dictionary<string, T> items) {

        Console.WriteLine(header);

        foreach(KeyValuePair<string, T> item in items) {

            Console.WriteLine("  {0}", item);

        }

        Console.WriteLine();

    }

    public class Item : ICloneable {

        public string Value {get;set;}

        public object Clone() {

            return new Item { Value = Value };

        }

        public override string ToString() {

            return "Item( " + Value + " );";

        }

    }

}