ipfs / ipfs/ipfs-docs

Clarify IPFS node/gateway usage in retrieve quickstart

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Description

I've read through the [retrieve quickstart](https://github.com/ipfs/ipfs-docs/blob/432d7a7c0931d5563dce709f6e27e47f0c7e4383/docs/quickstart/retrieve.md) and didn't find it as clear as it could be. I like the distinction between IPFS node vs. gateway and trusted vs. verified. Though in the later section it's not always clear to me to which category something belongs.

More concretely:

- Fetching the CID with Kubo: I would welcome a sentence that states that as it's a IPFS node it's of course verified.
- Verified retrieval with Helia Verified Fetch: It's not clear whether it's using an IPFS node or a gateway (it's using both)
- Fetching the CID with an IPFS Gateway: Mention that those are trusted and not verified.

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