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### Trailing whitespace

Do not include trailing whitespace on the end of any line. This includes blank
lines, comment lines, and code lines.

### Sorting

In various cases, the default Rust style specifies to sort things. If not
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Prefer to put a comment on its own line. Where a comment follows code, put a
single space before it. Where a block comment appears inline, use surrounding
whitespace as if it were an identifier or keyword. Do not include trailing
whitespace after a comment or at the end of any line in a multi-line comment.
whitespace as if it were an identifier or keyword.

Examples:

```rust
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