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The benefits of starting from this basic model are numerous: |
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.. - Basic model of underlying system: Only blocks |
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- Benefits of that, in a nutshell |
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- Reverse indexing (nicely provided through structured overlays), |
- Reverse indexing (nicely provided through structured overlays), |