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<%@ Control Language="C#" ClassName="WebUserControl" %>

<script runat="server">

    private string _text;
    
    public string Text
    {
        get {
            return _text;
        }
        set {
            _text = value;
        }
    }
    
    protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        this.Label1.Text = this.Text;
    }

    protected void Button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        this.Label1.Text = "The quick brown fox clicked the button on the page";
    }

</script>

<asp:Label ID="Label1" runat="server" Text="Label"></asp:Label>
<asp:Button ID="Button1" runat="server" Text="Button" OnClick="Button1_Click" />