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

int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
    int n = 5;
    int* a_n = &n;

    // *a_n = 7;
    //
    // What would happen if we didn't use the *?
    a_n = 7;  // BAD!!!
/*  ↑     ↑
   int*  int

d.c:13:6: warning: assignment to ‘int *’ from ‘int’ makes pointer from integer without a cast [-Wint-conversion]
  a_n = 7;  // BAD!!!
        ^
*/
    
    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}
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