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Merge pull request #223 from HugoDoyon/patch-10

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@ -263,7 +263,8 @@ There are 3 ways to close a payment channel:
Different conditions require one or the other way to close a channel.
For example, if your channel partner is offline you will not be able to follow "the good way" because a mutual close cannot be done without a cooperating partner.
The good news is that your Lightning Network software will most likely automatically select the best closing mechanism available to you under your specific conditions.
Whether you as a user implicitly close a channel or the Lightning Network software automatically closes a channel for you due to a detected anormality (e.g. cheating partner), it is usually the Lightning Network software that choses the appropriate way to close.
Whether you as a user implicitly close a channel or the Lightning Network software automatically closes a channel for you due to a detected abnormality (e.g. cheating partner), it is usually the Lightning Network software that choses the appropriate way to close.
===== Examining the good way - mutual close
The preferred and good way to close a channel is the mutual close.