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A full export requires every eligible row. Transfer dominates request time. Why is adding LIMIT 50 not a valid optimization, and what alternatives preserve the contract?

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  • How do mutable sort keys affect pagination?

  • What does EXPLAIN ANALYZE actually execute?

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