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@@ -1666,21 +1666,20 @@ electronic commerce and payment, financial privacy, proof of work, zero knowledg
 \begin{abstract}
 \normalsize \noindent \textbf{Abstract.}
 \Zcash is an implementation of the \term{Decentralized Anonymous Payment}
-scheme \Zerocash, with security fixes and adjustments
-to terminology, functionality and performance. It bridges the existing
-transparent payment scheme used by \Bitcoin with a
-\emph{shielded} payment scheme secured by zero-knowledge succinct
-non-interactive arguments of knowledge (\zkSNARKs). It attempts to
-address the problem of mining centralization by use of the Equihash
+scheme \Zerocash, with security fixes and improvements to performance and
+functionality. It bridges the existing transparent payment scheme used by
+\Bitcoin with a \emph{shielded} payment scheme secured by zero-knowledge
+succinct non-interactive arguments of knowledge (\zkSNARKs). It attempted
+to address the problem of mining centralization by use of the Equihash
 memory-hard proof-of-work algorithm.
 
 \vspace{1.5ex}
 \sprout{\noindent This specification defines the \Zcash consensus protocol and explains
 its differences from \Zerocash and \Bitcoin.}
-\sapling{\noindent This \em{draft} specification defines the next
-upgrade of the \Zcash consensus protocol, codenamed \NUZero, and the
-subsequent upgrade, codenamed \Sapling. It is a work in progress
-and should not be used as a reference for the current protocol.}
+\sapling{\noindent This specification defines the \Zcash consensus protocol
+at launch; after the upgrade codenamed \NUZero; and after the
+subsequent upgrade codenamed \Sapling. It is a work in progress.
+Protocol differences from \Zerocash and \Bitcoin are also explained.}
 
 \vspace{2.5ex}
 \noindent \textbf{Keywords:}~ \StrSubstitute[0]{\keywords}{,}{, }.
@@ -9169,6 +9168,7 @@ Peter Newell's illustration of the Jubjub bird, from \cite{Carroll1902}.
     \item Improve cross-referencing.
     \item Change the notation for a multiplication constraint in \crossref{circuitdesign} to avoid
           potential confusion with cartesian product.
+    \item Clarify the wording of the abstract.
     \item Add the Jubjub bird image to the title page. This image has been edited from a scan of
           Peter Newell's original illustration (as it appeared in \cite{Carroll1902}) to remove the
           background and Bandersnatch, and to restore the bird's clipped right wing.