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+SYNOPSIS
+	void reactivate_destructed_master(int flag)
+
+DESCRIPTION
+	This function is called in an already destructed master object
+	if no new master object could be loaded. flag will be 1 if the
+	old master object could be reclaimed form the list of objects
+	that were marked for destruction but not yet terminated. If
+	flag is 0, all variables of the object have been set to 0 and
+	must be re-initialized.
+
+	After this function, inaugurate_master() will be applied again.
+
+SEE ALSO
+	destruct(E), inaugurate_master(M), master(M)