Drinking straw inside my new MacBook Pro?

Hi Guys,
I'm hoping that someone here might be able to shed some light on this?
I purchased a 17" MacBook Pro a couple of days ago, and when I went to upgrade the RAM last night, I found a piece of what looks like a plastic drinking straw inside the enclosure.
It's clear, about an inch or so long, and crimped at one end.
Does anybody know if this serves some function, and is meant to be inside the machine and has simply worked its way loose; or is it a foreign object that has found its way into the enclosure during manufacture?
Cheers!

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