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<p>This always returns an integer, even if you set it using a symbol</p>
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      <pre class="example code"><code><span class='id identifier rubyid_mylabel'>mylabel</span><span class='period'>.</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_blend'>blend</span> <span class='op'>=</span> <span class='symbol'>:alpha</span>  <span class='comment'># =&gt; 1
</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_mylabel'>mylabel</span><span class='period'>.</span><span class='id identifier r