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scopeproblem.lua
testValue = 1
function newFunction()
-- This will work
print("The value is " .. testValue)
local newValue = 2;
end
newFunction()
-- This will NOT work.
-- newValue is only defined within the scope of newFunction()
print("What is newValue?" .. newValue)
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