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Wall cross-section pair comparison probe

05-the-practical-matter-of-forging-a-living-center.md
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  "setup": "Look at the three sketches of the wall cross-section with different degrees of emotional weight. Focus only on the thickness of the top in relation to the height of the wall — nothing else.",
  "context": "Alexander uses this probe to demonstrate the pair-comparison method as a practical design tool for making dimensional decisions about ordinary structures.",
  "invitation": "Ask of each pair: which of the two seems more a picture of my own eternal self? Alternatively: in which does the world seem more whole, which makes you more connected to the world, which would make a better gift for God?",
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  "expected_quality": "A clear preference emerging for the lower sketch, experienced as having the greatest depth of feeling and the most 'I' — a felt sense that one cross-section is more related to your own being than the others.",
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