    # File lib/active_record/fixtures.rb, line 477
      def self.instantiate_fixtures(object, table_name, fixtures, load_instances = true)
        object.instance_variable_set "@#{table_name.to_s.gsub('.','_')}", fixtures
        if load_instances
          ActiveRecord::Base.silence do
            fixtures.each do |name, fixture|
              begin
                object.instance_variable_set "@#{name}", fixture.find
              rescue FixtureClassNotFound
                nil
              end
            end
          end
        end
      end