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@@ -223,6 +223,12 @@ This is equivalent to
 `llvm.masked.compressstore.*`
 followed by
 `llvm.masked.expandload.*`
+with a single instruction.
+
+This extreme power and flexibility comes down to the fact that SVP64
+is not actually a Vector ISA: it is a loop-abstraction-concept that
+is applied *in general* to Scalar operations, just like the x86
+`REP` instruction (if put on steroids).
 
 # Reduce modes