Welcome, novice programmer! You've stumbled upon the infamous Scope Helpline, where the boundaries are blurry and the syntax is yours to command!
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Remember, in the immortal words of our founder, "A variable is like a box, but with more parentheses and less cat hair." - Bob "ScopeMaster" Johnson