diff --git a/exceptions/CurlException.inc.php b/exceptions/CurlException.inc.php
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+<?php
+
+namespace wellrested\exceptions;
+
+require_once(dirname(__FILE__) . '/WellrestedException.inc.php');
+
+/**
+ * Exception related to a cURL operation. The message and code should correspond
+ * to the cURL error and error number that caused the excpetion.
+ *
+ */
+class CurlException extends WellrestedException {}
diff --git a/exceptions/WellrestedException.inc.php b/exceptions/WellrestedException.inc.php
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+<?php
+
+namespace wellrested\exceptions;
+
+/**
+ * Top level class for custom exceptions thrown by Well RESTed.
+ */
+class WellrestedException extends \Exception {}
+
+?>
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