"unexpected" memory management.js

(function () {
    "use strict";

    var fs = require('fs'),
        iterations = 0,

        work = function (callback) {
            var buffer = '',
                i;

            console.log('Work ' + iterations);

            for (i = 0; i < 50; i += 1) {
                //wget https://gist.githubusercontent.com/AoJ/79046572cbc028daab65/raw/4be557ed63be643afaf898197f7dcbabb37630f1/words
                buffer += fs.readFileSync('./words');
            }

            iterations += 1;
            if (iterations < 100) {
                // buffer = null;

                // process.nextTick(function () {
                    work(callback);
                // });
            } else {
                callback();
            }
        };

    work(function () {
        console.log('Done');
    });

}());