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;TI"  attr :str
;TI"  def <=>(other)
;TI"%    str.size <=> other.str.size
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;TI"s1 = SizeMatters.new("Z")
;TI" s2 = SizeMatters.new("YY")
;TI"!s3 = SizeMatters.new("XXX")
;TI""s4 = SizeMatters.new("WWWW")
;TI"#s5 = SizeMatters.new("VVVVV")
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