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     * [`32`:`chain_hash`]
     * [`1`:`complete`]
 
-This is a general mechanism which lets a node query for
-`channel_announcement` and `channel_update`s for specific `short_channel_id`s;
-usually either because it sees a `channel_update` for which it has no
-`channel_announcement` or because it has obtained them from
-`reply_channel_range`.
+This is a general mechanism which lets a node query for the
+`channel_announcement` and `channel_update` messages for specific channels
+(identified via `short_channel_id`s). This is usually used either because
+a node sees a `channel_update` for which it has no `channel_announcement` or
+because it has obtained previously unknown `short_channel_id`s
+from `reply_channel_range`.
 
 #### Requirements