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What does it mean?
Stories interact and overlap like physical objects in nature.
In plain terms
Stories overlap and connect.
What can you take from it?
See how lives connect.

Where it applies

  • reading fiction
  • sharing history
  • community building

Putting it to work

  • share stories
  • listen to others
  • find connections

Questions to consider

  • Whose story intersects with yours?
  • How do stories overlap in your life?

Another view

Some stories remain isolated and disconnected.

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