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A negative leap second would suppress second 23:59:59 of the last day of a chosen month, so that second 23:59:58 of that date would be followed immediately by second 00:00:00 of the following date

Therefore, there is the possibility of a 59 second minute. Ergo, the loop could step over an entire minute and, if the timing of the running of the loop was right, never terminate.

No matter how slim the possibility, it exists.

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