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139139### `%private-keys`
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141+This `task` creates a subscription to the private keys kept by Jael.
142+
143+We note that there are two `+private-keys` arms in Jael - one located in the
144+`+feed` core and the other located in the `+feel` core. This `task` calls the
145+arm in the `+feed` core.
146+
141147#### Accepts
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143149```hoon
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147153#### Returns
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155+```hoon
156+[%private-keys =life vein=(map life ring)]
157+```
158+
159+In response to a `%private-keys` `task`, Jael `%give`s a `%private-keys` `gift`.
160+`life=@ud` is the current `life` of the ship, and `vein` is a `map` from
161+`life`s to `ring`s that keeps track of all `life`-`ring` pairs throughout the
162+history of the ship.
163+
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150165### `%public-keys`
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