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When GEOS shuts down, all the blocks on the global heap are freed, even if they are locked or fixed. If an application will need to store the data over a shutdown, it should make the block part of a VM file, which it can then reopen when it restores from state. The GEOS kernel attaches object blocks to system VM files and takes care of storing them to state and restoring them when GEOS restarts.</P>

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