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+class Symbol
+  # call-seq:
+  #   to_sym -> self
+  #
+  # Returns +self+.
+  #
+  # Symbol#intern is an alias for Symbol#to_sym.
+  #
+  # Related: String#to_sym.
+  def to_sym
+    self
+  end
+
+  alias intern to_sym
+end