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+module ActiveText
+  module Serialization
+    extend ActiveSupport::Concern
+
+    class_methods do
+      def load(content)
+        new(content) if content
+      end
+
+      def dump(content)
+        case content
+        when nil
+          nil
+        when self
+          content.to_html
+        else
+          new(content).to_html
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    # Marshal compatibility
+
+    class_methods do
+      alias_method :_load, :load
+    end
+
+    def _dump(*)
+      self.class.dump(self)
+    end
+  end
+end