1. If the creditor releases one of the joint and several debtors from the debt, their liability and that of the others shall be discharged to the extent of their share, and their solidarity shall remain. 2. If the creditor releases one of the joint and several debtors from the solidarity, their debt shall remain in their liability, and the creditor may not claim against that debtor for the share of the others, and the debtors shall have the right of recourse against that debtor for what they pay on their behalf according to the rule of solidarity between them. 3. If the creditor releases one of the joint and several debtors from the debt in an absolute manner, the release shall apply to both the debt and the solidarity, unless it is clear from the context or the nature of the transaction that the release applies to one of them.
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