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                     * transaction.
                     */
                    (void)txn-&gt;abort(txn);
                    /*
                     * Now we decide if we want to retry the operation.
                     * If we have retried less than max_retries,
                     * increment the retry count and goto retry.
                     */
                    if (retry_count &lt; max_retries) {
                        printf("Writer %i: Got DB_LOCK_DEADLOCK.\n", 
                            