Clarify code state of contracts under construction.

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@ -326,7 +326,13 @@ EVM bytecode and executed. The output of this execution is
permanently stored as the code of the contract.
This means that in order to create a contract, you do not
send the actual code of the contract, but in fact code that
returns that code.
returns that code when executed.
.. note::
While a contract is being created, its code is still empty.
Because of that, you should not call back into the
contract under construction until its constructor has
finished executing.
.. index:: ! gas, ! gas price