Index: src/OFString.m
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--- src/OFString.m
+++ src/OFString.m
@@ -304,10 +304,19 @@
 		  encoding: (of_string_encoding_t)encoding
 {
 	return [[[self alloc] initWithContentsOfFile: path
 					    encoding: encoding] autorelease];
 }
+
+- init
+{
+	self = [super init];
+
+	string = "";
+
+	return self;
+}
 
 - initWithCString: (const char*)str
 {
 	return [self initWithCString: str
 			    encoding: OF_STRING_ENCODING_UTF_8