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Merge pull request#86 from github/clarify-normalized-scopes

Clearly document scope normalization

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`@@ -96,6 +96,14 @@ additional permission, but don’t forget that users can always say no.`
`96`	`96`	`Check out the[Basics of Authentication guide][basics auth guide] which`
`97`	`97`	`provides tips on handling modifiable token scopes.`
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	`99`	`+####Normalized scopes`
	`100`	`+`
	`101`	`+When requesting multiple scopes, the token will be saved with a normalized list`
	`102`	`+of scopes, discarding those that are implicitly included by another requested`
	`103`	+scope. For example, requesting`user,gist,user:email` will result in a
	`104`	+token with`user` and`gist` scopes only since the access granted with
	`105`	+`user:email` scope[is included](#scopes) in the`user` scope.
	`106`	`+`
`99`	`107`	`###3. Use the access token to access the API`
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`101`	`109`	`The access token allows you to make requests to the API on a behalf of a user.`

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