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@@ -296,4 +296,4 @@ var id = iD.Context()
 
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-This should be set with caution for performance reasons. The OpenStreetMap API has a limitation of 50000 nodes per request.
+This should be set with caution for performance reasons. The OpenStreetMap API has a limitation of 10000 nodes per request.