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+Local variables
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Local variables must be declared at the beginning of their scope. An empty
+line separates them from the function body. A notable exception is iterators,
+which may be declared inside loop statements.
+
Common functions and methods
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~