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+require File.expand_path('../../../spec_helper', __FILE__)
+
+describe "String.allocate" do
+  it "returns an instance of String" do
+    str = String.allocate
+    str.should be_an_instance_of(String)
+  end
+
+  it "returns a fully-formed String" do
+    str = String.allocate
+    str.size.should == 0
+    str << "more"
+    str.should == "more"
+  end
+
+  it "returns a binary String" do
+    String.new.encoding.should == Encoding::BINARY
+  end
+end