qual, union</span></a>
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<a class="sourceLine" id="cb2-17" data-line-number="17"><span class="co"># simulation helpers</span></a>
<a class="sourceLine" id="cb2-18" data-line-number="18">n &lt;-<span class="st"> </span><span class="dv">1</span> <span class="co"># counter and index variable</span></a>
<a class="sourceLine" id="cb2-19" data-line-number="19">sim_results &lt;-<span class="st"> </span><span class="kw"><a href="https://www.rdocumentation.o