diff --git a/cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/ir/dataflow/internal/DataFlowNodes.qll b/cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/ir/dataflow/internal/DataFlowNodes.qll
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+private import cpp
+
+cached
+private module Cached {
+  
+}
+
+import Cached
+
+module Public {
+
+}
+
+private import Public