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Expand Up @@ -549,6 +549,10 @@ The returned list MAY be empty.
The most-preferred key is first,
with each successive key appearing in order by decreasing preference.

If calling MatchSelectorKeys encounters any error,
a _Bad Selector_ error is emitted
and an empty list is returned.
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and an empty list is returned.
and an empty list is returned.
The fallback representation of such a _message_ is
the _fallback value_ for the _message_.

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That correction does not match what the algorithm results in. If we get an empty list here, we end up selecting the * variant.


### Filter Variants

Then, using the preferential key orders `pref`,
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