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Expand Up @@ -389,14 +389,14 @@ static variable named `COUNTER`.
{{#rustdoc_include ../listings/ch19-advanced-features/listing-19-10/src/main.rs}}
```

<span class="caption">Listing 19-10: Reading from or writing to a mutable
static variable is unsafe</span>
<span class="caption">Listing 19-10: Accessing or modifying a mutable static
variable is unsafe</span>

As with regular variables, we specify mutability using the `mut` keyword. Any
code that reads or writes from `COUNTER` must be within an `unsafe` block. This
code compiles and prints `COUNTER: 3` as we would expect because it’s single
threaded. Having multiple threads access `COUNTER` would likely result in data
races.
code that accessing or modifying `COUNTER` must be within an `unsafe` block.
This code compiles and prints `COUNTER: 3` as we would expect because it’s
single threaded. Having multiple threads access `COUNTER` would likely result
in data races.

With mutable data that is globally accessible, it’s difficult to ensure there
are no data races, which is why Rust considers mutable static variables to be
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