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Outbox pattern race condition

Analyze this flow: BEGIN UPDATE orders SET status='PAID' INSERT INTO outbox(id,payload) COMMIT relay: poll outbox -> publish -> mark sent What breaks if the relay publishes but crashes before marking sent?

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