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Are the constant uses of "<Asterisk><Asterisk><Asterisk>" a redaction of some sort?

PS: If someone knows how to print 3 asterisks in a row in markdown please tell me.




They represent missing content. Similar in usage to ellipsis, but might indicate a larger text missing. Afaik, not redacted text, but edited down to contain only the main information.


This should work:

  \*\*\*




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