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diff --git a/pkg/refs/refcounter_state.go b/pkg/refs/refcounter_state.go
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+// Copyright 2018 Google Inc.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package refs
+
+type savedReference struct {
+	obj interface{}
+}
+
+func (w *WeakRef) saveObj() savedReference {
+	// We load the object directly, because it is typed. This will be
+	// serialized and loaded as a typed value.
+	return savedReference{w.obj.Load()}
+}
+
+func (w *WeakRef) loadObj(v savedReference) {
+	// See note above. This will be serialized and loaded typed. So we're okay
+	// as long as refs aren't changing during save and load (which they should
+	// not be).
+	//
+	// w.user is loaded before loadObj is called.
+	w.init(v.obj.(RefCounter), w.user)
+}