 the same garage, or the same city, or the same state, is it
&gt; &gt; &gt;wholly present?   How close does it have to be to be present?
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&gt; &gt; &gt;It turns out that the author is apparently not using the word
&gt; &gt; &gt;"parts" in any normal sense,
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&gt; &gt; Ironically, it IS being used in pretty much the normal sense in that
&gt; &gt; definition of continuant; the sense in which your hand and your liver
&gt; &gt; are parts of you , but your childhood isn't part of you (its a