Yes, that's true. Now chase "however obtained" up a level -- after all, you have all the information necessary to do so.
What do you mean? It could have created and run a copy, for instance, but anyhow, there would be no causal link. That's probably the whole point of the 2-Boxer-majority.
I can see a rationale behind one-boxing, and it might even be a standoff, but why almost no one here seems to see the point of 2-boxing, and the amazing overconfidence is beyond me.
Where are the new monthly threads when I need them? A pox on the +11 EDT zone!
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