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    [Short summary: the choice shouldn't be whether to apply /the local
    variables list/ -- it should be whether to apply /those local
    variables in the list that may not be safe/.]

We discussed this whole subject previously.
We probably discussed this particular question;
didn't we?

If we did, I'd rather not reopen the question.
There are other things to do.