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+begin
+ # See http://bogomips.org/fast_xs/ by Eric Wong
+ require 'fast_xs'
+
+ class String
+ alias_method :original_xs, :to_xs if method_defined?(:to_xs)
+ alias_method :to_xs, :fast_xs
+ end
+rescue LoadError
+ # fast_xs extension unavailable.
+end