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+class Forbidden(Exception):
+    """\
+    Raise this exception within :term:`view` code to immediately
+    return the Forbidden view to the invoking user.  Usually this is a
+    basic ``401`` page, but the Forbidden view can be customized as
+    necessary.  See :ref:`changing_the_forbidden_view`.
+
+    This exception's constructor accepts a single positional argument,
+    which should be a string.  The value of this string will be placed
+    into the WSGI environment under the ``repoze.bfg.message`` key,
+    for availability to the Forbidden view."""
+
+class NotFound(Exception):
+    """\
+    Raise this exception within :term:`view` code to immediately
+    return the Not Found view to the invoking user.  Usually this is a
+    basic ``404`` page, but the Not Found view can be customized as
+    necessary.  See :ref:`changing_the_notfound_view`.
+
+    This exception's constructor accepts a single positional argument,
+    which should be a string.  The value of this string will be placed
+    into the WSGI environment under the ``repoze.bfg.message`` key,
+    for availability to the Not Found view."""
+