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<span id="cb5-6"><a href="#cb5-6" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"></a>  }</span>
<span id="cb5-7"><a href="#cb5-7" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"></a>}</span></code><button title="Copy to Clipboard" class="code-copy-button"><i class="bi"></i></button></pre></div>
<p>The local variable can be eliminated altogether, as follows.</p>
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