diff --git a/OpenSSL/SSL.py b/OpenSSL/SSL.py
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+
+from OpenSSL.xSSL import *
+
+from tls.c import api as _api
+
+OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER = _api.OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER
+SSLEAY_VERSION = _api.SSLEAY_VERSION
+SSLEAY_CFLAGS = _api.SSLEAY_CFLAGS
+SSLEAY_PLATFORM = _api.SSLEAY_PLATFORM
+SSLEAY_DIR = _api.SSLEAY_DIR
+SSLEAY_BUILT_ON = _api.SSLEAY_BUILT_ON
+
+SENT_SHUTDOWN = _api.SSL_SENT_SHUTDOWN
+RECEIVED_SHUTDOWN = _api.SSL_RECEIVED_SHUTDOWN
+
+SSLv2_METHOD = 1
+SSLv3_METHOD = 2
+SSLv23_METHOD = 3
+TLSv1_METHOD = 4
+
+OP_NO_SSLv2 = _api.SSL_OP_NO_SSLv2
+OP_NO_SSLv3 = _api.SSL_OP_NO_SSLv3
+
+OP_SINGLE_DH_USE = _api.SSL_OP_SINGLE_DH_USE
+
+VERIFY_PEER = _api.SSL_VERIFY_PEER
+VERIFY_FAIL_IF_NO_PEER_CERT = _api.SSL_VERIFY_FAIL_IF_NO_PEER_CERT
+VERIFY_CLIENT_ONCE = _api.SSL_VERIFY_CLIENT_ONCE
+VERIFY_NONE = _api.SSL_VERIFY_NONE
+
+SESS_CACHE_OFF = _api.SSL_SESS_CACHE_OFF
+SESS_CACHE_CLIENT = _api.SSL_SESS_CACHE_CLIENT
+SESS_CACHE_SERVER = _api.SSL_SESS_CACHE_SERVER
+SESS_CACHE_BOTH = _api.SSL_SESS_CACHE_BOTH
+SESS_CACHE_NO_AUTO_CLEAR = _api.SSL_SESS_CACHE_NO_AUTO_CLEAR
+SESS_CACHE_NO_INTERNAL_LOOKUP = _api.SSL_SESS_CACHE_NO_INTERNAL_LOOKUP
+SESS_CACHE_NO_INTERNAL_STORE = _api.SSL_SESS_CACHE_NO_INTERNAL_STORE
+SESS_CACHE_NO_INTERNAL = _api.SSL_SESS_CACHE_NO_INTERNAL