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+require File.expand_path('../../../spec_helper', __FILE__)
+
+describe "Hash.allocate" do
+  it "returns an instance of Hash" do
+    hsh = Hash.allocate
+    hsh.should be_an_instance_of(Hash)
+  end
+
+  it "returns a fully-formed instance of Hash" do
+    hsh = Hash.allocate
+    hsh.size.should == 0
+    hsh[:a] = 1
+    hsh.should == { a: 1 }
+  end
+end