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+pub fn main()
+{
+	rocket := `🚀`
+	assert rocket.str() == '🚀'
+	println(rocket)
+
+	assert rocket.bytes() == [u8(0xf0),0x9f, 0x9a,0x80]
+
+	assert `\x61`   == `a`
+	assert `\x141`  == `a`
+	assert `\x0061` == `a`
+
+	rocket_string := '🚀'
+	assert rocket_string[0] != `🚀`
+	assert 'aloha!'[0] == `a`
+
+	hello := 'Hello World 👋'
+	hello_runes := hello.runes()
+	assert hello_runes.string() == hello
+
+}
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