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@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ If a function is returned from `onMount`, it will be called when the component i
 </script>
 ```
 
+> This behaviour will only work when the function passed to `onMount` *synchronously* returns a value. `async` functions always return a `Promise`, and as such cannot *synchronously* return a function.
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 #### `beforeUpdate`
 
 ```js