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# init(_:)

Convert a non-copyable continuation to an [`UnsafeContinuation`](/documentation/Swift/UnsafeContinuation).

```
init(_ continuation: consuming Continuation<T, E>)
```

## Discussion

An unsafe continuation may be escaped into contexts where
the non-copyable semantics would not be able to statically enforce
the resume-once semantics, however the correct use of the
continuation is enforced in some way at runtime.

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