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Clarify the Safe vs. Unsafe Rust relationship

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@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ of Safe Rust, the *soundness property*:
The design of the safe/unsafe split means that there is an asymmetric trust The design of the safe/unsafe split means that there is an asymmetric trust
relationship between Safe and Unsafe Rust. Safe Rust inherently has to relationship between Safe and Unsafe Rust. Safe Rust inherently has to
trust that any Unsafe Rust it touches has been written correctly. trust that any Unsafe Rust it touches has been written correctly.
On the other hand, Unsafe Rust has to be very careful about trusting Safe Rust. On the other hand, Unsafe Rust cannot trust Safe Rust without care.
As an example, Rust has the [`PartialOrd`] and [`Ord`] traits to differentiate As an example, Rust has the [`PartialOrd`] and [`Ord`] traits to differentiate
between types which can "just" be compared, and those that provide a "total" between types which can "just" be compared, and those that provide a "total"

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