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New data overwrites previous data
IMPORTANT:
If Norman, the mailroom worker, puts a piece of paper with a number on it in a mailbox, and that mailbox already has a piece of paper, he takes the old piece of paper out and throws it away. Then he puts the new piece of paper in its place. The old data is overwritten with the new.
If Norman, the mailroom worker, puts a piece of paper with a number on it in a mailbox, and that mailbox already has a piece of paper, he takes the old piece of paper out and throws it away. Then he puts the new piece of paper in its place. The old data is overwritten with the new.