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    96 \nn{Note: We have to decide whether our 2-morphsism are shaped like rectangles or bigons.
    96 \nn{Note: We have to decide whether our 2-morphsism are shaped like rectangles or bigons.
    97 Each approach has advantages and disadvantages.
    97 Each approach has advantages and disadvantages.
    98 For better or worse, we choose bigons here.}
    98 For better or worse, we choose bigons here.}
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   100 \nn{maybe we should do both rectangles and bigons?}
       
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   100 Define the $k$-morphisms $C^k$ of $C$ to be $\cC(B^k)_E$, where $B^k$ denotes the standard
   102 Define the $k$-morphisms $C^k$ of $C$ to be $\cC(B^k)_E$, where $B^k$ denotes the standard
   101 $k$-ball, which we also think of as the standard bihedron.
   103 $k$-ball, which we also think of as the standard bihedron.
   102 Since we are thinking of $B^k$ as a bihedron, we have a standard decomposition of the $\bd B^k$
   104 Since we are thinking of $B^k$ as a bihedron, we have a standard decomposition of the $\bd B^k$
   103 into two copies of $B^{k-1}$ which intersect along the ``equator" $E \cong S^{k-2}$.
   105 into two copies of $B^{k-1}$ which intersect along the ``equator" $E \cong S^{k-2}$.
   104 Recall that the subscript in $\cC(B^k)_E$ means that we consider the subset of $\cC(B^k)$
   106 Recall that the subscript in $\cC(B^k)_E$ means that we consider the subset of $\cC(B^k)$