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Fig. 4

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Sketch of the inner envelope’s saturation level (Z) in the envelope’s deep interior during the four evolutionary stages. The planet is initially saturated (phase I), but dilutes as nebular gas flows in (phases II and III). The envelope can eventually become saturated again if it cools down sufficiently (phase IV).

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