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@@ -886,6 +886,7 @@ reflect the new balance. They will commit to a new state (state number
 bitcoins to Irene. To advance the state of the channel, they will each
 create new commitment transactions reflecting the new channel balance.
 
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 As before, these commitment transactions are asymmetric so the
 commitment transaction each party holds forces them to wait if they
 redeem it. Crucially, before signing new commitment transactions, they