Index: activerecord/lib/active_record/abstract_query.rb
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--- activerecord/lib/active_record/abstract_query.rb	(revision 0)
+++ activerecord/lib/active_record/abstract_query.rb	(revision 0)
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+module ActiveRecord
+  class AbstractRecords
+    attr_reader :records, :klass, :query
+        
+    delegate :connection, :instantiate, :name, :to => :klass
+    delegate :sql, :options, :to => :query
+    
+    def initialize(query, klass)
+      @query = query
+      @klass = klass
+      @loaded = false
+    end
+    
+    def method_missing(method_id, *args, &block)
+      load_records
+      records.send(method_id, *args, &block)
+    end
+    
+    def loaded?
+      @loaded
+    end
+    
+    private
+    
+    def load_records
+      return if @loaded
+      @records = connection.select_all(sql, "#{name} Load").collect! { |record| instantiate(record) }
+      @records.each { |record| record.readonly! } if options[:readonly]
+      @loaded = true
+    end
+  end
+  
+  class AbstractQuery < DelegateClass(AbstractRecords)
+    attr_reader :sql, :options
+    
+    def initialize(klass, sql, options = {})
+      @sql = sql
+      @options = options
+      super(AbstractRecords.new(self, klass))
+    end
+    
+  end
+end
Index: activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb
===================================================================
--- activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb	(revision 8376)
+++ activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb	(working copy)
@@ -1229,13 +1229,13 @@
         end
 
         def find_every(options)
-          records = scoped?(:find, :include) || options[:include] ?
-            find_with_associations(options) :
-            find_by_sql(construct_finder_sql(options))
-
-          records.each { |record| record.readonly! } if options[:readonly]
-
-          records
+          if scoped?(:find, :include) || options[:include]
+            records = find_with_associations(options)
+            records.each { |record| record.readonly! } if options[:readonly]
+          else
+            constructed_sql = sanitize_sql(construct_finder_sql(options)).strip
+            ActiveRecord::AbstractQuery.new(self, constructed_sql, options)
+          end
         end
 
         def find_from_ids(ids, options)
Index: activerecord/lib/active_record.rb
===================================================================
--- activerecord/lib/active_record.rb	(revision 8376)
+++ activerecord/lib/active_record.rb	(working copy)
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
 require 'active_record/calculations'
 require 'active_record/serialization'
 require 'active_record/attribute_methods'
+require 'active_record/abstract_query'
 
 ActiveRecord::Base.class_eval do
   extend ActiveRecord::QueryCache