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@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ Topology::
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The edges of the graph are the payment channels.
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The topology of the Lightning Network is publicly broadcast with the help of the gossip protocol unless nodes decide to act privately.
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This means that the Lightning Network is probably larger than the announced number of nodes.
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Knowing the topology is of particular interest in the source based routing process of payments in which the sender discovers a route.
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Knowing the topology is of particular interest in the source-based routing process of payments in which the sender discovers a route.
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Also, the topology is important for features like the autopilot.
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satoshi::
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