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throught for through

Co-authored-by: Rene Pickhardt <rene@rene-pickhardt.de>
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@ -489,10 +489,10 @@ This makes the Payment Hash obtainable without the need to decrypt any onion.
==== Payment Forwarding Algorithm
In stark contrast to the Internet Protocol Forwarding Algorithm on the lightning network it is only the sender of a payment that decides the path it takes to the recipient.
In stark contrast to the Internet Protocol Forwarding Algorithm on the Lightning Network it is only the sender of a payment that decides the path it takes to the recipient.
Forwarding nodes can only reject a path.
This can happen either on purpose or because they are not able to fulfill the request.
The payment forwarding algorithm is initiated by the sender of an payment who selects a path throught the lightning network and constructs an onion.
The payment forwarding algorithm is initiated by the sender of an payment who selects a path through the Lightning Network and constructs an onion.
It contains information about the payment for the recipient, routing hints for the intermediary nodes.
Routing fees which those nodes will earn if (and only if) the payment is successfully delivered and settles with the release of the `Payment Hash` are also included to the onion.