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98  If the Web worked like a filesharing system, there would be  If the Web worked like a filesharing system, there would be
99  no central point of failure for a web page; a page could be downloaded  no central point of failure for a web page; a page could be downloaded
100  from any host that has a copy. This would save bandwidth  from any host with a copy. This would save bandwidth
101  and increase availability; pages would stay online as long as  and increase availability; pages would stay online as long as
102  any user keeps a copy of them on their local harddisk.  any user keeps a copy of them on their local harddisk.
103  Files could be  Files could be
104  linked using  permanent URIs based on the files' cryptographic  linked using  permanent URIs based on the files' cryptographic
105  hashes, as in [freenet-ieee-andalso-edonkey2kurl]_.  hashes, as in [freenet-ieee-andalso-edonkey2kurl]_.
106  However, if the Web worked like  However, if the Web worked this way,
107  a filesharing system, web pages could not be updated;  web pages could not be updated;
108  a new version of a web page would have a different hash,  a new version of a web page would have a different hash,
109  and thus a different URI. [#update]_  and thus a different URI. [#update]_
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