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+(defun ansi-color-apply-on-region-int (beg end)
+  "interactive version of func"
+  (interactive "r")
+  (ansi-color-apply-on-region beg end))
+
+(define-derived-mode fundamental-ansi-mode fundamental-mode "fundamental ansi"
+  "Fundamental mode that understands ansi colors."
+  (require 'ansi-color)
+  (ansi-color-apply-on-region (point-min) (point-max)))
+
+(add-to-list 'auto-mode-alist '("\\.ansi_color\\'" . fundamental-ansi-mode))