Symbol lookup rules and imports

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> module base;
>
> class Base
> {
> 	import std.conv;
> }
>
> module derived;
> import base;
> import std.stdio;
>
> string text = "123";
>
> class Derived : Base
> {
> 	static void foo()
> 	{
> 		writeln(text);
> 	}
> }
>
> void main()
> {
> 	Derived.foo();
> }
>
> This prints an empty line!

My word, I think this example made me physically ill.