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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions src/doc/nomicon/lifetimes.md
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Expand Up @@ -107,8 +107,8 @@ This signature of `as_str` takes a reference to a u32 with *some* lifetime, and
promises that it can produce a reference to a str that can live *just as long*.
Already we can see why this signature might be trouble. That basically implies
that we're going to find a str somewhere in the scope the reference
to the u32 originated in, or somewhere *even earlier*. That's a bit of a big
ask.
to the u32 originated in, or somewhere *even earlier*. That's a bit of a tall
order.

We then proceed to compute the string `s`, and return a reference to it. Since
the contract of our function says the reference must outlive `'a`, that's the
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