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#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

// BAD EXAMPLE
int* yucky_multiply(int left, int right) {
    int result = left * right;
    return &result;
    // BAD:  Do not return address of variable in current stack frame.
}

int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
    int  left  = 7;
    int  right = 9;

    int* a_result = yucky_multiply(left, right);
    int  result = *a_result;

    printf("result == %d\n", result);

    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}
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