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 <!-- The Go Memory Model -->
 
+<style>
+p.rule {
+  font-style: italic;
+}
+span.event {
+  font-style: italic;
+}
+</style>
+
 <h2>Introduction</h2>
 
 <p>
@@ -213,6 +222,17 @@ the corresponding receive on <code>c</code> completes, which happens before
 the <code>print</code>.
 </p>
 
+<p class="rule">
+The closing of a channel happens before a receive that returns a zero value
+because the channel is closed.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+In the previous example, replacing
+<code>c &lt;- 0</code> with <code>close(c)</code>
+yields a program with the same guaranteed behavior.
+</p>
+
 <p class="rule">
 A receive from an unbuffered channel happens before
 the send on that channel completes.