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MRX-34 Laser description: 'communication' clause present / absent across books

x_p5_142 variant

The 'Can also be used for communication' property is included in the MRX-34 Laser description in b02, b03, b12a, and b12b, but is absent from the al1 description of the same weapon.

books Book 2 Book 3 Book 12A Book 12B Almanac (al1)
subjects MRX-34 Laser

Evidence

b02 description includes communication clause (f_b02_097)
Small, concealable, very powerful laser. Ideal for cutting through things. Can also be used for communication.
b02:c99:p191
b03 description includes communication clause (f_b03_131)
Small, concealable, very powerful laser. Ideal for cutting through things. Can also be used for communication.
b03:c99:p196
al1 description omits communication clause; ends with krypto-web sentence (f_al1_251)
Small, concealable, very powerful laser. Ideal for cutting through things. Probably the only tool able to cut through krypto-web.
al1:c01:p210
b12a description includes both krypto-web and communication clauses (f_b12a_160)
Small, concealable, very powerful laser. Ideal for cutting through things. Probably the only tool able to cut through krypto-web. Can also be used for communication.
b12a:c99:p289
b12b glossary includes communication clause separately (f_b12b_050)
Can also be used for communication.
b12b:c99:p243
citations b02:c99:p191 b03:c99:p196 al1:c01:p210 b12a:c99:p289 b12b:c99:p243
extraction note al1 also omits 'Can also be used for communication' but adds the krypto-web clause not present in b02/b03. b12a and b12b include all three properties. This may reflect incremental expansion of the description across the series.