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 * If the master process dies unexpectedly for any reason,
   workers will notice within :timeout/2 seconds and follow
   the master to its death.
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+* There is never any explicit real-time dependency or communication
+  between the worker processes themselves nor to the master process.
+  Synchronization is handled entirely by the OS kernel.