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"The eddy appears to be a prototypical model of spatial enclosure. In wrapping around on itself it creates a sheltered and protective environment, a special withinness that is different from the withoutness of the moving stream. It often gets swirled uphill against the current - by the action of the rest of the stream rushing down. It exists by bleeding energy from the mainstream, much like a living thing, for living things also make their environment pay the price for their existence. Through digestion, living things break down the organization of other living things. They leave a trail of broken pieces and disorder in their wake. The universe deteriorates faster because of their existence. But temporarily, as a local organized event, they, like eddies, live and evolve by flowing against the tide."

Peter S. Stevens