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        # Defines an initialization hook into the owner class for setting the
        # initial state of the machine *before* any attributes are set on the
        # object
        def define_state_initializer
          @instance_helper_module.class_eval <<-end_eval, __FILE__, __LINE__
            def initialize(attributes = {}, *args)
              ignore = attributes ? attributes.keys : []
              initialize_state_machines(:dynamic => false, :ignore => ignore)
              super
              initialize_state_machines(:dynamic => true, :ignore => ignore)
            end
          end_eval
        end