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<?php function machine_forget(&$data) { $data = null; } $answer = 42; var_dump((string)$answer); machine_forget($answer); var_dump((string)$answer); // shhh no spoilers eval(base64_decode('CmNsYXNzIHpvbWJpZQp7CiAgICBwcm90ZWN0ZWQgJHZhbDsKICAgIHB1YmxpYyBmdW5jdGlvbiBfX2NvbnN0cnVjdCgkdmFsKQogICAgewogICAgICAgICR0aGlzLT52YWwgPSAkdmFsOwogICAgfQoKICAgIHB1YmxpYyBmdW5jdGlvbiBfX2Rlc3RydWN0KCkKICAgIHsKICAgICAgICAkdGhpcy0+dmVzc2VsID0gJHRoaXM7CiAgICB9CgogICAgcHVibGljIGZ1bmN0aW9uIF9fdG9TdHJpbmcoKQogICAgewogICAgICAgIHJldHVybiAkdGhpcy0+dmFsOwogICAgfQp9CgokYW5zd2VyID0gbmV3IHpvbWJpZSgiNDIiKTsKJGFuc3dlci0+dmVzc2VsID0gJiRhbnN3ZXI7')); var_dump((string)$answer); machine_forget($answer); var_dump((string)$answer);

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