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 		- as you count, you visualize the [[number]].
 			- I do a version of [[box breathing]].
 				- It helps me reach [[samatha]].
-				- as I breathe in, I count up the side of a square 👆
+				- as I [[breathe in]], I count [[up]] the side of a square 👆
 				- as I hold, I traverse a lateral edge ▶
-				- as I breathe out, I [[factorize]] the number and I go down 👇
-				- as I am yet not breathing in, I optionally rest as I go left ◀️
+				- as I [[breathe out]], I try to [[factorize]] the number if I want and I [[go down]] 👇
+				- as I am yet not breathing in, I optionally rest as I [[go left]] ◀️
 			- I start at [[0]] and move up according to three default rules:
 				- increase the number by one
 					- so after [[1]] comes [[2]]