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`@@ -233,6 +233,23 @@ undefined`
`233`	`233`	`undefined`
`234`	`234`	```
`235`	`235`
	`236`	+One known limitation of using the `await` keyword in the REPL is that
	`237`	+it will invalidate the lexical scoping of the `const` and `let`
	`238`	`+keywords.`
	`239`	`+`
	`240`	`+For example:`
	`241`	`+`
	`242`	+```console
	`243`	`+> const m = await Promise.resolve(123)`
	`244`	`+undefined`
	`245`	`+> m`
	`246`	`+123`
	`247`	`+> const m = await Promise.resolve(234)`
	`248`	`+undefined`
	`249`	`+> m`
	`250`	`+234`
	`251`	+```
	`252`	`+`
`236`	`253`	`### Reverse-i-search`
`237`	`254`	`<!-- YAML`
`238`	`255`	`added:`

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