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to the invoice request requirements, and we also require it to be mirrored
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As the sender of an invoice request might attempt to utilize the time
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difference between sending the `invreq` and receiving the corresponding
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`invoice` or `invoice_error` response to draw conclusions on the identity of
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the receiver (i.e., writer of the response), the latter should wait for a
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random amount of time before responding to an `invreq` message.
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# Invoice Errors
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