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The document discusses the nature of play and games. It argues that when playing well together, people create "junk art" or "beautiful graffiti" by embellishing on the shape of necessity. When playing, people are fully engaged and present but are only playing - they do not mean anything else by it. A play community embraces players more than any particular game, so it matters less what game is played and more that people are willing to play together. No matter the game, players can change the rules as needed to continue playing well together.
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