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+class Object
+ # Can you safely .dup this object?
+ # False for nil, false, true, symbols, and numbers; true otherwise.
+ def duplicable?
+ true
+ end
+end
+
+class NilClass #:nodoc:
+ def duplicable?
+ false
+ end
+end
+
+class FalseClass #:nodoc:
+ def duplicable?
+ false
+ end
+end
+
+class TrueClass #:nodoc:
+ def duplicable?
+ false
+ end
+end
+
+class Symbol #:nodoc:
+ def duplicable?
+ false
+ end
+end
+
+class Numeric #:nodoc:
+ def duplicable?
+ false
+ end
+end
+
+class Class #:nodoc:
+ def duplicable?
+ false
+ end
+end