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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;  // address of an int (normal stuff)

    void* a_n_as_void_star = a_n;       // assign the int*  to a void*
    int* a_n_other = a_n_as_void_star;  // assign the void* to an int*

    //char* s = a_n;  // We may NOT assign an int* to a char*.

    char* s = a_n_as_void_star; // Indirectly assigned the int* to char* via the void*.
                                // Typecast does the same thing.  DANGEROUS!!!
    
    printf("%s\n", s);  // Gobbledygook

    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}
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