{HEAD ~ Embodiments} of the invention relate to data placement for loss protection in a storage system, where data is stored as {TAIL ~ physical bits} spread over multiple physical containers 
{ HEAD ~ Embodiments } of the invention relate to data placement for loss protection in a storage system , where data is stored as { TAIL ~ physical bits } spread over multiple physical containers
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