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[teamon ~ ] irb1.9
>> class Foo
>>   private
>>   def bar
>>     "baz"
>>     end
>>   end
=> nil
>> Foo.new.bar
NoMethodError: private method `bar' called for #<Foo:0x479118>
	from (irb):7
	from /Users/teamon/ruby1.9/bin/irb1.9:12:in `<main>'
>> Foo.new.send(:bar)
=> "baz"
>>