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MMGen f1c296bb32 Base58chk-encoded extended keys are always 111 characters long. Amend wording of BIP accordingly.
-This results in a Base58-encoded string of up to 112 characters.
+This results in a Base58-encoded string of exactly 111 characters.

Version bytes: 0x0488b21e (“xpub”), 0x0488ade4 (“xprv”), 0x043587cf (“tpub”), 0x04358394 (“tprv”)

Largest “possible” key:
   kL = 0x0488b21effffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff (78 bytes)
   b58chk(kL) = xpubEPi3iGSX9RiyuXPTijevUmMctBDQs2TWCMgUd3qKp6qCgUc8RUsPdPBrRC6whFeWTg37DcmnJJiKFL73DH4sjdApJkXBD3vFcBP4xHq3fPY (111 chars)

Smallest “possible” key:
   kS = 0x043583940000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 (78 bytes)
   b58chk(kS) = tprv8ZgxMBicQKsPcsbCVeqqF1KVdH7gwDJbxbzpCxDUsoXHdb6SnTPYxdwSAKDC6KKJzv7khnNWRAJQsRA8BBQyiSfYnRt6zuu4vZQGKjeW4YF (111 chars)
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