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willSet / didSet in init and defer: what gets printed?

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final class Counter {
    var value: Int = 0 {
        willSet { print("willSet", newValue) }
        didSet { print("didSet", oldValue, "->", value) }
    }

    init() {
        defer { value = 1 }
        value = 2
    }
}

let c = Counter()
c.value = 3

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