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@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ is +t+, the quorum (how many signatures are needed). Here t = 2. At this
point, +OP_CHECKMULTISIG+ should pop the final +t+ items, which are the
signatures, and see if they are valid. However, unfortunately, an oddity in
the implementation causes +OP_CHECKMULTISIG+ to pop one more item (t+1
total) than it should. The extra item is called the _dummy stack
total) than it should. The extra item is called((("dummy stack element"))) the _dummy stack
element_ and it is disregarded when checking the
signatures so it has no direct effect on +OP_CHECKMULTISIG+ itself.
However, the dummy element must be present because, if it isn't present,