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-## 12. Open questions — all six now closed
+## 12. Open questions — five closed, one partial
 
-**Status as of §24. Every question in this section has been answered or dissolved.** The
-original text is kept below because several later sections quote it.
+**Status as of §24.** Five of the six are answered or dissolved; Q5 is partial. The original
+text is kept below because several later sections quote it.
 
 | | Question | Outcome | Where |
 |---|---|---|---|