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diff --git a/ext/json/lib/json/add/symbol.rb b/ext/json/lib/json/add/symbol.rb
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+unless defined?(::JSON::JSON_LOADED) and ::JSON::JSON_LOADED
+  require 'json'
+end
+
+# Symbol serialization/deserialization
+class Symbol
+  # Returns a hash, that will be turned into a JSON object and represent this
+  # object.
+  def as_json(*)
+    {
+      JSON.create_id => self.class.name,
+      's'            => to_s,
+    }
+  end
+
+  # Stores class name (Symbol) with String representation of Symbol as a JSON string.
+  def to_json(*a)
+    as_json.to_json(*a)
+  end
+
+  # Deserializes JSON string by converting the <tt>string</tt> value stored in the object to a Symbol
+  def self.json_create(o)
+    o['s'].to_sym
+  end
+end