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in reply to Lexicals in if() scope gotcha!

Is there any reason why it gets an extra refcount? On first examination, there doesn't seem to be any good reason to give it the extra refcount ...

Read BrowserUk's excellent response further down the thread for why I <strike>d my kneejerk response.

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