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@@ -228,5 +228,7 @@ it's current version is equal to the specified one. This behavior is the same
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for all version types with the exception of version type `FORCE` which always
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retrieves the document.
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-Note that Elasticsearch do not store older versions of documents. Only the current version can be retrieved.
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+Internally, Elasticsearch has marked the old document as deleted and added an
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+entirely new document. The old version of the document doesn’t disappear
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+immediately, although you won’t be able to access it. Elasticsearch cleans up
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+deleted documents in the background as you continue to index more data.
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