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*TSM02-EX1:* It is permissible to start a background thread during class initialization provided the thread does not access any fields. For example, the {{ObjectPreserver}} class (based on \[[Grand 2002|AA. Bibliography#Grand 02]\]) shown below provides a mechanism for storing object references, which prevents an object from being garbage-collected, even if the object is not de-referenced in the future.