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    65 where $u\bullet r$ denotes the field on $X$ obtained by gluing $u$ to $r$.
    65 where $u\bullet r$ denotes the field on $X$ obtained by gluing $u$ to $r$.
    66 In other words $\bd : \bc_1(X) \to \bc_0(X)$ is given by
    66 In other words $\bd : \bc_1(X) \to \bc_0(X)$ is given by
    67 just erasing the blob from the picture
    67 just erasing the blob from the picture
    68 (but keeping the blob label $u$).
    68 (but keeping the blob label $u$).
    69 
    69 
    70 \nn{it seems rather strange to make this a theorem} 
       
    71 \nn{it's a theorem because it's stated in the introduction, and I wanted everything there to have numbers that pointed into the paper --S}
       
    72 Note that directly from the definition we have
    70 Note that directly from the definition we have
    73 \begin{thm}
    71 \begin{prop}
    74 \label{thm:skein-modules}
    72 \label{thm:skein-modules}
    75 The skein module $A(X)$ is naturally isomorphic to $\bc_0(X)/\bd(\bc_1(X))) = H_0(\bc_*(X))$.
    73 The skein module $A(X)$ is naturally isomorphic to $\bc_0(X)/\bd(\bc_1(X))) = H_0(\bc_*(X))$.
    76 \end{thm}
    74 \end{prop}
    77 This also establishes the second 
    75 This also establishes the second 
    78 half of Property \ref{property:contractibility}.
    76 half of Property \ref{property:contractibility}.
    79 
    77 
    80 Next, we want the vector space $\bc_2(X)$ to capture ``the space of all relations 
    78 Next, we want the vector space $\bc_2(X)$ to capture ``the space of all relations 
    81 (redundancies, syzygies) among the 
    79 (redundancies, syzygies) among the 
   290 twig label $u_i$ as having the form
   288 twig label $u_i$ as having the form
   291 $x - s(e(x))$, where $x$ is an arbitrary field on $B_i$, $e: \cF(B_i) \to C$ is the evaluation map, 
   289 $x - s(e(x))$, where $x$ is an arbitrary field on $B_i$, $e: \cF(B_i) \to C$ is the evaluation map, 
   292 and $s:C \to \cF(B_i)$ is some fixed section of $e$.)
   290 and $s:C \to \cF(B_i)$ is some fixed section of $e$.)
   293 
   291 
   294 For lack of a better name, 
   292 For lack of a better name, 
   295 \nn{can we think of a better name?}
       
   296 we'll call elements of $P$ cone-product polyhedra, 
   293 we'll call elements of $P$ cone-product polyhedra, 
   297 and say that blob diagrams have the structure of a cone-product set (analogous to simplicial set).
   294 and say that blob diagrams have the structure of a cone-product set (analogous to simplicial set).
   298 \end{remark}
   295 \end{remark}
   299 
   296