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template<typename From, typename To>
To alias_cast(From from)
{
  struct AliasType
  {
    union
    {
      From from;
      To to;
    };
  };
  AliasType alias;
  alias.from = from;
  return alias.to;
}


int main()
{
  int* i = new int;
  char* c = alias_cast<int*, char*>(i);
  return 0;
}