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Clarify access of free functions.

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@ -33,6 +33,13 @@ that call them, similar to internal library functions.
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.. note::
Functions defined outside a contract are still always executed
in the context of a contract. They still have access to the variable ``this``,
can call other contracts, send them Ether and destroy the contract that called them,
among other things. The main difference to functions defined inside a contract
is that free functions do not have direct access to storage variables and functions
not in their scope.
.. _function-parameters-return-variables: