We're not limited to declaring reactive *values* — we can also run arbitrary *statements* reactively. For example, we can log the value of `count` whenever it changes:
```js
$: console.log(`the count is ${count}`);
$: console.log('the count is ' + count);
```
You can easily group statements together with a block:
```js
$: {
console.log(`the count is ${count}`);
alert(`I SAID THE COUNT IS ${count}`);
console.log('the count is ' + count);
alert('I SAID THE COUNT IS ' + count);
}
```
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