anchor.diff:      end.
   
   %% @doc Receive message from a remote manager.
  +receive_message({forward_message, ServerRef, {'$partisan_padded', _Padding, Message}}) ->
  +    receive_message({forward_message, ServerRef, Message});
   receive_message({forward_message, ServerRef, Message}) ->
       try
           ServerRef ! Message
  
positive.code: 
  %% @doc Forward message to registered process on the remote side.
  forward_message(Name, Channel, ServerRef, Message) ->
      FullMessage = {forward_message, Name, Channel, ServerRef, Message},
  
      %% If attempting to forward to the local node, bypass.
      case node() of
          Name ->
              ServerRef ! Message;
          _ ->
              %% Attempt to fast-path through the memoized connection cache.
              case partisan_connection_cache:dispatch(FullMessage) of
                  ok ->
  
negative.code:     rand:seed(exsplus, {erlang:phash2([node()]),
                          erlang:monotonic_time(),
                          erlang:unique_integer()}),
  
      case partisan_config:get(binary_padding, false) of
          true ->    
              %% Use 64-byte binary to force shared heap usage to cut down on copying.
              BinaryPaddingTerm = rand_bits(512),
              partisan_config:set(binary_padding_term, BinaryPaddingTerm);
          _ ->
              undefined
      end,
  
      %% Process connection exits.
      process_flag(trap_exit, true),
  