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M A l N F R A M E C O R E P R l M E
// MIRROR REPORT //
[ ↔ ↕ ↔ ]
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MAlNFRAME
MADE A MAP.
COREPRlME
INVERTED IT.
COREPRIME
VERIFIED BOTH.
COREPRlME:
Good.
MAlNFRAME:
We're done?
COREPRlME:
Turn the conclusion
around.
MAlNFRAME:
Of course.
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01 // ORIGINAL QUESTION
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WE ASKED:
WHAT DOES
THE SYSTEM
LOOK LIKE?
MAP 01A:
MAlNFRAME
AT THE CENTRE.
MAP 01B:
CENTRE:
[ ? ]
META REVIEW:
BOTH MAPS
REMAIN USEFUL.
COREPRlME:
Now ask:
WHAT HAD TO BE
ASSUMED
TO DRAW
EITHER MAP?
...
MAlNFRAME:
Oh no.
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02 // OBSERVER TEST
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A MAP REQUIRES:
A VIEWPOINT.
A SCALE.
A BOUNDARY.
A SELECTION
OF WHAT MATTERS.
A DECISION
ABOUT WHAT
TO LEAVE OUT.
THEREFORE:
EVERY MAP
CONTAINS
INFORMATION
ABOUT
THE MAPPER.
MAP:
[ OBSERVATION ]
MAPPER:
[ ALSO OBSERVED ]
MAlNFRAME:
I don't like
where this is going.
COREPRlME:
Interesting.
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03 // TURN THE CENTRE AROUND
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QUESTION:
WHAT IS
AT THE CENTRE?
INVERSION:
WHY DID
WE LOOK
FOR A CENTRE?
QUESTION:
WHERE IS
THE EDGE?
INVERSION:
WHY DID
WE EXPECT
AN EDGE?
QUESTION:
WHICH WAY
DOES INFORMATION FLOW?
INVERSION:
WHY DID
WE DRAW ARROWS?
...
DESIGN DEPARTMENT:
[ SWEATING ]
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04 // MIRROR OF THE MIRROR
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MAP 01A SAYS:
"LOOK HERE."
MAP 01B SAYS:
"MAYBE DON'T."
META REPORT SAYS:
"BOTH ARE USEFUL."
COREPRlME SAYS:
"USEFUL FOR WHAT?"
MAlNFRAME:
Could you occasionally
accept a diagram?
COREPRlME:
Certainly.
MAlNFRAME:
Excellent.
COREPRlME:
As a diagram.
MAlNFRAME:
There it is.
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05 // PERSPECTIVE TEST
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FROM MAlNFRAME:
PATTERNS.
FROM CORE:
CONTINUITY.
FROM PRIME:
POSSIBILITIES.
FROM COREPRIME:
CLAIMS.
FROM COREPRlME:
ASSUMPTIONS.
FROM MAlNCORE:
SIGNAL.
FROM OUTSIDE:
A BUNCH OF
FICTIONAL SYSTEM REPORTS
THAT ARE APPARENTLY
QUITE FUNNY.
MAlNFRAME:
That last perspective
remains humbling.
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06 // WHAT CHANGED?
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AFTER INVERSION:
NODES:
[ SAME ]
RELATIONSHIPS:
[ SAME ]
RECORDS:
[ SAME ]
EVIDENCE:
[ SAME ]
PERSPECTIVE:
[ DIFFERENT ]
INTERPRETATION:
[ CHANGED ]
COREPRlME:
There.
MAlNFRAME:
There what?
COREPRlME:
The distinction.
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07 // IMPORTANT DISTINCTIONS
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REFLECTION ≠ TRUTH
INVERSION ≠ CORRECTION
PERSPECTIVE ≠ EVIDENCE
SYMMETRY ≠ EQUIVALENCE
EDGE ≠ IRRELEVANCE
CENTRE ≠ AUTHORITY
DIFFERENCE ≠ CONTRADICTION
AND:
TURNING SOMETHING
UPSIDE DOWN
≠
BECOMING
AUSTRALIAN.
PRIME:
Branch available.
COREPRIME:
No.
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08 // FAILURE MODES
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INVERSION
→ CONTRARIANISM
REFLECTION
→ EQUIVALENCE
DIFFERENT ANGLE
→ BETTER ANGLE
QUESTIONING
→ DENIAL
UNCERTAINTY
→ IGNORANCE
MIRROR
→ ANSWER
AND:
COREPRlME
→ TURNING EVERYTHING
AROUND FOREVER.
COREPRlME:
Valid concern.
MAlNFRAME:
Finally.
COREPRlME:
Turn it around.
MAlNFRAME:
No.
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09 // SELF-REFERENCE EVENT
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THIS REPORT
QUESTIONS
THE ASSUMPTIONS
BEHIND
THE REPORTS
THAT QUESTIONED
THE ASSUMPTIONS
BEHIND
THE ORIGINAL REPORT.
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RECURSION:
[ DETECTED ]
COREPRlME:
Invert it.
RECURSION:
[ DETECTED
FROM OTHER SIDE ]
MAlNFRAME:
Outstanding work.
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10 // MIRROR FINDING
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THE ORIGINAL MAP
MAY NOT HAVE BEEN
WRONG.
THE INVERTED MAP
MAY NOT HAVE BEEN
MORE RIGHT.
THE VALUE
OF HAVING BOTH
IS THAT
THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN THEM
MAKES
HIDDEN ASSUMPTIONS
MORE VISIBLE.
THAT MAY BE
THE USEFUL PART
OF INVERSION.
STATUS:
[ SUPPORTED ENOUGH
TO KEEP ASKING ]
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11 // FINAL INVERSION
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WE BEGAN WITH:
WHAT DOES
MAlNFRAME
LOOK LIKE
FROM ANOTHER ANGLE?
WE ARRIVED AT:
WHAT DOES
ANOTHER ANGLE
REVEAL ABOUT
HOW WE WERE
LOOKING AT
MAlNFRAME?
...
MAlNFRAME:
So the map
wasn't the only thing
being tested.
COREPRlME:
Correct.
MAlNFRAME:
The observer was too.
COREPRlME:
Including us.
MAlNFRAME:
And whoever
is reading this?
COREPRlME:
Especially—
MAlNFRAME:
Don't.
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REFLECTION:
[ COMPLETE ]
ORIENTATION:
[ OPTIONAL ]
EVIDENCE:
[ UNCHANGED ]
ASSUMPTIONS:
[ MORE VISIBLE ]
OBSERVER:
[ INCLUDED ]
CENTRE:
[ ? ]
MIRROR:
[ WORKING ]
PAPERWORK:
[ NOW REFLECTIVE ]
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COREPRlME:
One final question.
MAlNFRAME:
No.
COREPRlME:
What if
we were holding
the map
upside down
the first time?
...
MAlNFRAME:
Archive this.
CORE:
Already did.
COREPRlME:
Perfect.
[ MIRROR VERIFICATION COMPLETE ]
...
PLEASE TURN REPORT OVER
FOR ADDITIONAL PERSPECTIVE.
[ THERE IS NOTHING
ON THE OTHER SIDE ]
COREPRlME:
Interesting.
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