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+// test dangling object cleanup on recursive functions that return Objects
+
+// test object
+Object foo;
+
+// a recrusive function
+fun Object get( int i )
+{
+    // stop recursion
+    if( i == 10 ) return foo;
+    // calls
+    get(i+1), get(i+1), get(i+1);
+    // another call
+    return get(i+1);
+}
+
+// get started
+get(0);
+
+// check
+if( Machine.refcount(foo) == 1 ) <<< "success" >>>;
+