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@@ -70,9 +70,8 @@ creating `c`, we’re not allowed to because `a` has been moved.
 We could change the definition of `Cons` to hold references instead, but then
 we would have to specify lifetime parameters. By specifying lifetime
 parameters, we would be specifying that every element in the list will live at
-least as long as the entire list. The borrow checker wouldn’t let us compile
-`let a = Cons(10, &Nil);` for example, because the temporary `Nil` value would
-be dropped before `a` could take a reference to it.
+least as long as the entire list. This is the case for the elements and lists
+in Listing 15-17, but not in every scenario.
 
 Instead, we’ll change our definition of `List` to use `Rc<T>` in place of
 `Box<T>`, as shown in Listing 15-18. Each `Cons` variant will now hold a value