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<?php
$bobo = new stdclass;
$bobo->{0} = 0;
$bobo->{1} = 1;
$bobo->{2} = 2;
$bobo->{3} = 3;
var_dump((array)$bobo);
$sigh = (array)$bobo;
$bobo['0'] = "gawd";
echo json_encode((array)$bobo);