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cli/show, reply: document use of stashed session keys in notmuch-properties

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The stashed session keys are stored internally as notmuch properties.
So a user or developer who is reading about those properties might
want to understand how they fit into the bigger picture.

Note here that decrypting with a stored session key no longer needs
-decrypt for "notmuch show" and "notmuch reply".
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**session-key**
When **notmuch-show(1)** or **nomtuch-reply** encounters a message
with an encrypted part and ``--decrypt`` is set, if notmuch finds a
``session-key`` property associated with the message, it will try
that stashed session key for decryption.
with an encrypted part, if notmuch finds a ``session-key``
property associated with the message, it will try that stashed
session key for decryption.
If you do not want to use any stashed session keys that might be
present, you should pass those programs ``--decrypt=false``.
Using a stashed session key with "notmuch show" will speed up
rendering of long encrypted threads. It also allows the user to