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diff --git a/reference/C/CONTRIB/OR_PRACTICAL_C/12_1.c b/reference/C/CONTRIB/OR_PRACTICAL_C/12_1.c
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+#include <stdio.h>
+main()
+{
+    int   thing_var;  /* define a variable for thing */
+    int  *thing_ptr;  /* define a pointer to thing */
+
+    thing_var = 2;      /* assigning a value to thing */
+    (void)printf("Thing %d\n", thing_var);
+
+    thing_ptr = &thing_var; /* make the pointer point to thing */
+    *thing_ptr = 3;     /* thing_ptr points to thing_var so */
+                        /* thing_var changes to 3 */
+    (void)printf("Thing %d\n", thing_var);
+
+    /* another way of doing the printf */
+    (void)printf("Thing %d\n", *thing_ptr);
+    return (0);
+}