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+// Local variables example
+#include<stdio.h>
+
+void function1(void);
+void function2(void);
+void main( )
+{
+    int m = 1000; // m local to main
+    function2();
+    printf("%d\n",m); /* Third output */
+}
+void function1(void)
+{
+    int m = 10; // this m is local to function1
+    printf("%d\n",m); /* First output */
+}
+void function2(void)
+{
+    int m = 100; // this m is local to function2
+    function1();
+    printf("%d\n",m); /* Second output */
+}
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