<!-- AVATAR-FORGE · part 257 -->
nterpolant(
				new Float32Array( 2 ), new Float32Array( 2 ),
				1, _controlInterpolantsResultBuffer );

			interpolant.__cacheIndex = lastActiveIndex;
			interpolants[ lastActiveIndex ] = interpolant;

		}

		return interpolant;

	}

	_takeBackControlInterpolant( interpolant ) {

		const interpolants = this._controlInterpolants,
			prevIndex = interpolant.__cacheIndex,

			firstInactiveIndex = -- this._nActiveControlInterpolants,

			lastActiveInterpolant = interpolants[ firstInactiveIndex ];

		interpolant.__cacheIndex = firstInactiveIndex;
		interpolants[ firstInactiveIndex ] = interpolant;

		lastActiveInterpolant.__cacheIndex = prevIndex;
		interpolants[ prevIndex ] = lastActiveInterpolant;

	}

	// return an action for a clip optionally using a custom root target
	// object (this method allocates a lot of dynamic memory in case a
	// previously unknown clip/root combination is specified)
	clipAction( clip, optionalRoot, blendMode ) {

		const root = optionalRoot || this._root,
			rootUuid = root.uuid;

		let clipObject = typeof clip === 'string' ? AnimationClip.findByName( root, clip ) : clip;

		const clipUuid = clipObject !== null ? clipObject.uuid : clip;

		const actionsForClip = this._actionsByClip[ clipUuid ];
		let prototypeAction = null;

		if ( blendMode === undefined ) {

			if ( clipObject !== null ) {

				blendMode = clipObject.blendMode;

			} else {

				blendMode = NormalAnimationBlendMode;

			}

		}

		if ( actionsForClip !== undefined ) {

			const existingAction = actionsForClip.actionByRoot[ rootUuid ];

			if ( existingAction !== undefined && existingAction.blendMode === blendMode ) {

				return existingAction;

			}

			// we know the clip, so we don't have to parse all
			// the bindings again but can just copy
			prototypeAction = actionsForClip.knownActions[ 0 ];

			// also, take the clip from the prototype action
			if ( clipObject === null )
				clipObject = prototypeAction._clip;

		}

		// clip must be known when specified via string
		if ( clipObject === null ) return null;

		// allocate all resources required to run it
		const newAction = new AnimationAction( this, clipObject, optionalRoot, blendMode );

		this._bindAction( newAction, prototypeAction );

		// and make the action known to the memory manager
		this._addInactiveAction( newAction, clipUuid, rootUuid );

		return newAction;

	}

	// get an existing action
	existingAction( clip, optionalRoot ) {

		const root = optionalRoot || this._root,
			rootUuid = root.uuid,

			clipObject = typeof clip === 'string' ?
				AnimationClip.findByName( root, clip ) : clip,

			clipUuid = clipObject ? clipObject.uuid : clip,

			actionsForClip = this._actionsByClip[ clipUuid ];

		if ( actionsForClip !== undefined ) {

			return actionsForClip.actionByRoot[ rootUuid ] || null;

		}

		return null;

	}

	// deactivates all previously scheduled actions
	stopAllAction() {

		const actions = this._actions,
			nActions = this._nActiveActions;

		for ( let i = nActions - 1; i >= 0; -- i ) {

			actions[ i ].stop();

		}

		return this;

	}

	// advance the time and update apply the animation
	update( deltaTime ) {

		deltaTime *= this.timeScale;

		const actions = this._actions,
			nActions = this._nActiveActions,

			time = this.time += deltaTime,
			timeDirection = Math.sign( deltaTime ),

			accuIndex = this._accuIndex ^= 1;

		// run active actions

		for ( let i = 0; i !== nActions; ++ i ) {

			const action = actions[ i ];

			action._update( time, deltaTime, timeDirection, accuIndex );

		}

		// update scene graph

		const bindings = this._bindings,
			nBindings = this._nActiveBindings;

		for ( let i = 0; i !== nBindings; ++ i ) {

			bindings[ i ].apply( accuIndex );

		}

		return this;

	}

	// Allows you to seek to a specific time in an animation.
	setTime( timeInSeconds ) {

		this.time = 0; // Zero out time attribute for AnimationMixer object;
		for ( let i = 0; i < this._actions.length; i ++ ) {

			this._actions[ i ].time = 0; // Zero out time attribute for all associated AnimationAction objects.

		}

		return this.update( timeInSeconds ); // Update used to set exact time. Returns "this" AnimationMixer object.

	}

	// return this mixer's root target object
	getRoot() {

		return this._root;

	}

	// free all resources specific to a particular clip
	uncacheClip( clip ) {

		const actions = this._actions,
			clipUuid = clip.uuid,
			actionsByClip = this._actionsByClip,
			actionsForClip = actionsByClip[ clipUuid ];

		if ( actionsForClip !== undefined ) {

			// note: just calling _removeInactiveAction would mess up the
			// iteration state and also require updating the state we can
			// just throw away

			const actionsToRemove = actionsForClip.knownActions;

			for ( let i = 0, n = actionsToRemove.length; i !== n; ++ i ) {

				const action = actionsToRemove[ i ];

				this._deactivateAction( action );

				const cacheIndex = action._cacheIndex,
					lastInactiveAction = ac