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    "This is a small, fixed illustration of the project interface and data. It does not update automatically.",
    "The capture timestamp is the export time, not the observation time of every value. Values may be stale; series observations retain their actual UTC timestamps.",
    "Collection has experienced gaps. No uninterrupted collection or complete historical coverage is claimed.",
    "Upcoming status and release dates reflect stored Steam metadata as read at capture and can change. A listed title may already have launched.",
    "Null means unavailable or insufficient coverage, not zero. Date-only release values are calendar dates, not promised launch times.",
    "Follower velocity is calculated from available observations. It is not a measured sales or revenue figure.",
    "Revenue is unavailable for this pre-launch example. The project uses review-based estimates when sufficient history exists; it does not claim publisher revenue ground truth.",
    "This public demonstration does not establish rights to transfer any broader dataset with a sale."
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