@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ def _parse_path(cls, path):
             elif len(drv_parts) == 6:
                 # e.g. //?/unc/server/share
                 root = sep
-        parsed = [sys.intern(str(x)) for x in rel.split(sep) if x and x != '.']
+        parsed = [x for x in rel.split(sep) if x and x != '.']
         return drv, root, parsed
 
     @property
 
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Speed up normalization of :class:`pathlib.PurePath` and
+:class:`~pathlib.Path` objects by not interning string parts.
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	`1`	+Speed up normalization of :class:`pathlib.PurePath` and
	`2`	+:class:`~pathlib.Path` objects by not interning string parts.