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In Ruby, you prefix instance variables with an at sign @


# An instance variable is one in which you can store the data in an object - an instance of a class is an object. 
# Instance variables hold their values for as long as the object is in existence. 
# That's what helps make objects self-contained: the capability to store data.



class Animal
  def initialize
    @color = "red"
  end
end








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