<script ...>
var v = "<?=$var; ?>";
</script>
<script type="text/javascript">
var variable = <?=json_encode($variable); ?>
</script>
<script type="application/json" id="json"><?=json_encode($variable)?></script>
the <script>
$(function(){
var json = JSON.parse($('#json').text());
});
</script>
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