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o:RDoc::Markup::Paragraph;	[	I"R+Array#flatten+ will call +#to_ary+ (recursively) on each of the elements of ;TI"Zthe array, and then rescues from the possible +NoMethodError+. If those elements are ;TI"]+ActiveRecord::Base+'s, then this triggers the various +method_missing+'s that we have, ;TI"2which significantly impacts upon performance.;To:RDoc::Markup::BlankLineo;
;	[I"]So we can avoid the +method_missing+ hit by explicitly defining +#to_ary+ as +nil+ here.;T@o;
;	[I"_See also https://tenderlovemaking.com/2011/06/28/til-its-ok-to-return-nil-from-to_ary.html;T:
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