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    The new-line character (\n)  that ends the line is replaced by
    the function with an ASCII null character (\0).

    When stdin is opened in record mode, gets treats the end of a
    record the same as a new-line character and, therefore, reads
    up to and including a new-line character or to the end of the
    record.
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