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What does the following code most likely demonstrate about how the GC manages object lifetime relative to source-line order?

var buffer = new byte[16]; var w = new WeakReference(buffer); _ = buffer.GetHashCode(); // 'buffer' is never touched again below GC.Collect(); GC.WaitForPendingFinalizers(); Console.WriteLine(w.IsAlive ? "alive" : "collected"); GC.Collect(); Console.WriteLine(w.IsAlive ? "alive" : "collected");