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Cannot return value that references local variable

Local variables, function parameters and temporaries are all dropped before the
end of the function body. So a reference to them cannot be returned.
A reference to a local variable was returned.

Erroneous code example:

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}
```

Local variables, function parameters and temporaries are all dropped before the
end of the function body. So a reference to them cannot be returned.

Consider returning an owned value instead:

```
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