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@@ -26,7 +26,10 @@
 		- whereas [[apl]] is very much grounded
 			- [[abstract]] -> [[concrete]]
 		- topic: what is [[timeless]] and [[beautiful]]. how the environment shapes us as much as we shape the environment.
-		- the weakest patterns are the strongly [[utilitarian]]. the stronger ones are spiritual.
+		- the weakest patterns are the strongly [[utilitarian]]. the stronger ones are "spiritual"
+		- some contradictions between patterns
+			- he loves dense cities and lively areas
+			- 
 - [[armengol]]
 	- pattern: 
 - [[jonathan]]