using System;

using System.IO;

using System.Text;

using Newtonsoft.Json;

public class Program

{

    public static void Main()

    {

        var sb = new StringBuilder();

        var writer = new JsonTextWriter(new StringWriter(sb));

        writer.WriteStartArray();

        writer.WriteValue(1);

        writer.WriteValue(2);

        writer.WriteEndArray();

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        Console.WriteLine($"Initial: {sb.ToString()}");

        var reader = new JsonTextReader(new StringReader(sb.ToString()));

        //reader.Read(); // туть

        int? a = reader.ReadAsInt32();

        int? b = reader.ReadAsInt32();

        reader.Read();

        Console.WriteLine($"a = {a}, b = {b}");

    }

}