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Reword need for token

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@ -6,8 +6,10 @@ do so, this proposal suggests implementing an appservice extension to the
[`POST /login` endpoint](https://matrix.org/docs/spec/client_server/r0.6.0#post-matrix-client-r0-login).
Appservice users do not usually need to login as they do not need their own access token, and do not
traditionally need a "device". However E2E encryption demands that all users in a room have a device
which means bridge users need to be able to generate a device on demand.
traditionally need a "device". However, E2E encryption demands that at least one user in a room has a Matrix device
which means bridge users need to be able to generate a device on demand. In the past, bridge developers
have used the bridge bot's device for all bridge users in the room, but this causes problems should the bridge
wish to only join ghosts to a room (e.g. for DMs).
## Proposal