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+class Symbol
+  # call-seq:
+  #   to_s -> string
+  #
+  # Returns a string representation of +self+ (not including the leading colon):
+  #
+  #   :foo.to_s # => "foo"
+  #
+  # Related: Symbol#inspect, Symbol#name.
+  def to_s
+    Primitive.attr! :leaf
+    Primitive.cexpr! 'rb_sym_to_s(self)'
+  end
+
+  alias id2name to_s
+
+  # call-seq:
+  #   to_sym -> self
+  #
+  # Returns +self+.
+  #
+  # Related: String#to_sym.
+  def to_sym
+    self
+  end
+
+  alias intern to_sym
+end