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diff --git a/content/pipelines/sqleak.go b/content/pipelines/sqleak.go
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+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"sync"
+)
+
+// gen sends the values in nums on the returned channel, then closes it.
+func gen(nums ...int) <-chan int {
+	out := make(chan int)
+	go func() {
+		for _, n := range nums {
+			out <- n
+		}
+		close(out)
+	}()
+	return out
+}
+
+// sq receives values from in, squares them, and sends them on the returned
+// channel, until in is closed.  Then sq closes the returned channel.
+func sq(in <-chan int) <-chan int {
+	out := make(chan int)
+	go func() {
+		for n := range in {
+			out <- n * n
+		}
+		close(out)
+	}()
+	return out
+}
+
+// merge receives values from each input channel and sends them on the returned
+// channel.  merge closes the returned channel after all the input values have
+// been sent.
+func merge(cs ...<-chan int) <-chan int {
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	out := make(chan int)
+
+	// Start an output goroutine for each input channel in cs.  output
+	// copies values from c to out until c is closed, then calls wg.Done.
+	output := func(c <-chan int) {
+		for n := range c {
+			out <- n
+		}
+		wg.Done()
+	}
+	wg.Add(len(cs))
+	for _, c := range cs {
+		go output(c)
+	}
+
+	// Start a goroutine to close out once all the output goroutines are
+	// done.  This must start after the wg.Add call.
+	go func() {
+		wg.Wait()
+		close(out)
+	}()
+	return out
+}
+
+func main() {
+	in := gen(2, 3)
+
+	// Distribute the sq work across two goroutines that both read from in.
+	c1 := sq(in)
+	c2 := sq(in)
+
+	// Consume the first value from output.
+	out := merge(c1, c2)
+	fmt.Println(<-out) // 4 or 9
+	return
+	// Since we didn't receive the second value from out,
+	// one of the output goroutines is hung attempting to send it.
+}