diff --git a/spec/maglev/object_spec.rb b/spec/maglev/object_spec.rb
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+require File.expand_path '../../spec_helper', __FILE__
+
+describe 'Object' do
+
+  describe '#become' do
+    it 'swaps identities of the objects' do
+      foo, bar = 'foo', 'bar'
+      foo.become bar
+      foo.should == 'bar'
+    end
+  end
+
+end