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+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of Flarum.
+ *
+ * For detailed copyright and license information, please view the
+ * LICENSE file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Flarum\Util;
+
+use Illuminate\Support\Str as Laravel;
+
+class Str
+{
+    /**
+     * @deprecated
+     */
+    public static function slug($str)
+    {
+        return Laravel::slug($str);
+    }
+}