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+package org.bukkit.event.block;
+
+import org.bukkit.block.Block;
+import org.bukkit.block.BlockState;
+import org.bukkit.event.Cancellable;
+import org.bukkit.event.HandlerList;
+import java.util.List;
+import org.bukkit.Material;
+
+/**
+ * Called when a sponge absorbs water from the world.
+ * <br>
+ * The world will be in its previous state, and {@link #getBlocks()} will
+ * represent the changes to be made to the world, if the event is not cancelled.
+ * <br>
+ * As this is a physics based event it may be called multiple times for "the
+ * same" changes.
+ */
+public class SpongeAbsorbEvent extends BlockEvent implements Cancellable {
+
+    private static final HandlerList handlers = new HandlerList();
+    private boolean cancelled;
+    private final List<BlockState> blocks;
+
+    public SpongeAbsorbEvent(Block block, List<BlockState> waterblocks) {
+        super(block);
+        this.blocks = waterblocks;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get a list of all blocks to be removed by the sponge.
+     * <br>
+     * This list is mutable and contains the blocks in their removed state, i.e.
+     * having a type of {@link Material#AIR}.
+     *
+     * @return list of the to be removed blocks.
+     */
+    public List<BlockState> getBlocks() {
+        return blocks;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isCancelled() {
+        return cancelled;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void setCancelled(boolean cancel) {
+        this.cancelled = cancel;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public HandlerList getHandlers() {
+        return handlers;
+    }
+
+    public static HandlerList getHandlerList() {
+        return handlers;
+    }
+}