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 });
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-> *Note:* If you want to see the output of `debug!` statements, you will need to turn on
-> `debug!` logging.  To enable `debug!` logging, set the RUST_LOG environment
-> variable to the name of your crate, which, for a file named `foo.rs`, will be
-> `foo` (e.g., with bash, `export RUST_LOG=foo`).
-
 ## Closure compatibility
 
 Rust closures have a convenient subtyping property: you can pass any kind of