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char *string_repeat(const char *str, int n)
{
char *pa, *pb;
size_t slen = strlen(str);
char *dest = malloc(n*slen+1);
pa = dest + (n-1)*slen;
strcpy(pa, str);
pb = --pa + slen;
while (pa>=dest) *pa-- = *pb--;
return dest;
}