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# Scoping rules

Scopes play an important part in ownership, borrowing, and lifetimes.
That is, they indicate to the compiler when borrows are valid, when 
resources can be freed, and when variables are created or destroyed.
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	3	Scopes play an important part in ownership, borrowing, and lifetimes.
	4	That is, they indicate to the compiler when borrows are valid, when
	5	resources can be freed, and when variables are created or destroyed.