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@ -131,10 +131,13 @@ ratchet entry should **not** be re-used.
#### Applying `m.new_content`
When applying a replacement, the `content` of the original event is replaced
entirely by the `m.new_content` from the replacement event, with the exception
of `m.relates_to`, which is left *unchanged*. (Any `m.relates_to` property
within `m.new_content` should be ignored.)
When applying a replacement, the `content` of the original event is treated as
being overwritten entirely by `m.new_content`, with the exception of `m.relates_to`,
which is left *unchanged*. Any `m.relates_to` property within `m.new_content`
is ignored. (Note that server implementations must not *actually* overwrite
the original event's `content`: instead the server presents it as being overwritten
when it is served over the client-server API. See [Server-side replacement of content](#server-side-replacement-of-content)
below.)
For example, given a pair of events: