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Document valid pointer and `Box` transmutations#2282

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Define pointer metadata
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Define an unsized tail
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Document layout equivalences for pointer types
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Document transmutability of pointer types
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Document when `Box<T>` to `Box<U>` transmute is sound
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Cover `str` in the wide-pointer metadata rule
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