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> 2) Flash is a write-once medium. You cannot overwrite the markers, you
> have to delete again.

If you have some bits in the flash zeroed and the data you want to write
at that position also contains zero bits you should be just fine.
(assuming an erased flash is all 0xFF's )

/Johan