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Delete a node from a singly-linked list, given only a variable pointing to that node.
The input could, for example, be the variable b below:
@interface ICKLinkedListNode : NSObject
@property (nonatomic) NSInteger value;
@property (nonatomic) ICKLinkedListNode *next;
- (instancetype)initWithValue:(NSInteger)value;
@end
@implementation ICKLinkedListNode
- (instancetype)initWithValue:(NSInteger)value {
    if (self = [super init]) {
        self.value = value;
    }
    return self;
}
@end
ICKLinkedListNode *a = [[ICKLinkedListNode alloc] initWithValue:3];
ICKLinkedListNode *b = [[ICKLinkedListNode alloc] initWithValue:8];
ICKLinkedListNode *c = [[ICKLinkedListNode alloc] initWithValue:2];
a.next = b;
b.next = c;
ICKDeleteNode(b);
 
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