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+class ItemFactory
+  SPECIAL_ITEMS = ["Aged Brie", "Backstage passes to a TAFKAL80ETC concert", "Sulfuras, Hand of Ragnaros"]
+  def self.create_item(name:, sell_in:, quality:)
+    if SPECIAL_ITEMS.include?(name)
+      return Item.new(name, sell_in, quality)
+    end
+
+    GenericItem.new(name, sell_in, quality)
+  end
+end
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