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98.2The hybrid model

A flexible arrangement contains:

Fixed identity

things that make it unmistakably this arrangement.

Fixed landmarks

events you intend to reach reliably.

Variable pathways

different ways of getting between landmarks.

Free surface

small details created in the moment.

This is today's framework.