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+use std::mem::drop; // <1> Bring manual `drop()` into local scope
+
+fn main() {
+    let a = Box::new(1);
+    let b = Box::new(1);
+    let c = Box::new(1);
+
+    let result1 = *a + *b + *c; // <2> Use the variables so that they're not optimized away by the compiler. The unary `pass:[*]` operator is called the dereference operator. It returns the value within the box.
+
+    drop(a); // <3> The memory holding `a` is now available
+
+    let d = Box::new(1);
+    let result2 = *b + *c + *d;
+
+    println!("{} {}", result1, result2);
+}