Index: wp-includes/post.php
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--- wp-includes/post.php	(revision 16082)
+++ wp-includes/post.php	(working copy)
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@
  * @param string $output Optional. Constant for return type, either OBJECT (default), ARRAY_A, ARRAY_N.
  * @return array|bool False on failure and the type will be determined by $output parameter.
  */
-function &get_children($args = '', $output = OBJECT) {
+function get_children($args = '', $output = OBJECT) {
 	$kids = array();
 	if ( empty( $args ) ) {
 		if ( isset( $GLOBALS['post'] ) ) {
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@
 	update_post_cache($children);
 
 	foreach ( $children as $key => $child )
-		$kids[$child->ID] =& $children[$key];
+		$kids[$child->ID] = $children[$key];
 
 	if ( $output == OBJECT ) {
 		return $kids;