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CH04::privkeys: Add warning about generating from coinflips

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@ -129,7 +129,9 @@ The bitcoin private key is just a number. You can pick your private keys
randomly using just a coin, pencil, and paper: toss a coin 256 times and
you have the binary digits of a random private key you can use in a
bitcoin wallet. The public key can then be generated from the private
key.
key. Be careful, though, as any process that's less than completely
random can significantly reduce the security of your private key and the
bitcoins it controls.
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===== Generating a private key from a random number