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<pre>protected transient&nbsp;<a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/util/logging/Logger.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.util.logging">Logger</a> logger</pre>
<div class="block">The underlying Logger implementation 