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				#include 								struct sss{				  int :0;				  int i2:20;				  int i3:17;				};								static union u{				  struct sss sss;				  unsigned char a[sizeof (struct sss)];				} u;								int main (void) {				  int i;				  for (i = 0; i < sizeof (struct sss); i++)				    u.a[i] = 0;				  u.sss.i2 = 1048575.0;				  for (i = 0; i < sizeof (struct sss); i++)				    printf ("%x ", u.a[i]);				  printf ("\n");				  u.sss.i3 = 131071.0;				  for (i = 0; i < sizeof (struct sss); i++)				    printf ("%x ", u.a[i]);				  printf ("\n");				  return 0;				}