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I think you may have not looked at my review at https://postgr.es/m/202601131715.cheonohttbyj@alvherre.pgsql because as far as I can tell, this new version has essentially the same structure as before that review. -- Álvaro Herrera Breisgau, Deutschland — https://www.EnterpriseDB.com/