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Legend
That's the theory at least, but in reality the two are rapidly converging...
Actually, they two are increasingly diverging...
From a gaming perspective, having two somewhat-contradictory versions of canon may actually be a boon - you get to pick and choose whatever bits you want to use for your game. And it will confuse any setting-expert players you happen to have, who then won't be able to lecture you on the way things 'should' be in the setting.