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+// Copyright 2016 the V8 project authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+function __f_71(stdlib, buffer) {
+  "use asm";
+  var __v_22 = new stdlib.Float64Array(buffer);
+  function __f_26() {
+    __v_22 = __v_22;
+  }
+  return {__f_26: __f_26};
+}
+
+assertThrows(function() { Wasm.instantiateModuleFromAsm( __f_71.toString()); });