Confirm: D escapes auto ref similar to Go language

[Brother Bill]

On Sunday, 24 August 2025 at 15:29:01 UTC, Steven Schveighoffer 
wrote:
> I don't know what's happening here, but it seems like a bug. 
> This should not compile (it does for me, despite the comment 
> above).
>
>
> -Steve

It does compile.  I didn't change the comment from earlier code.

The core question is whether this is clean, safe D code.