def method_missing(name, *args)
      args.map! { |item| item.respond_to?(:force_encoding) ? item.force_encoding('ascii-8bit') : item }
      index.send(name, *args)
    end
def method_missing(name, *args)
      args.map! { |item| item.respond_to?(:force_encoding) ? item.force_encoding('ascii-8bit') : item }
      index.send(name, *args)
    end
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