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    "maflcko pointed out confusion around LastCommonAncestor return invariants; author changed Assume to Assert and clarified the shared genesis requirement.",
    "maflcko suggested using std::reference_wrapper in CChain to enforce non-nullness without comment reliance; author implemented it in CChain::vChain."
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