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+describe :string_to_s, shared: true do
+  it "returns self when self.class == String" do
+    a = "a string"
+    a.should.equal?(a.send(@method))
+  end
+
+  it "returns a new instance of String when called on a subclass" do
+    a = StringSpecs::MyString.new("a string")
+    s = a.send(@method)
+    s.should == "a string"
+    s.should.instance_of?(String)
+  end
+end