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   447 boundary condition $c\in\cC(\bd X)$.
   447 boundary condition $c\in\cC(\bd X)$.
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   448 
   449 The above construction can be extended to higher codimensions, assigning
   449 The above construction can be extended to higher codimensions, assigning
   450 a $k$-category $A(Y)$ to an $n{-}k$-manifold $Y$, for $0 \le k \le n$.
   450 a $k$-category $A(Y)$ to an $n{-}k$-manifold $Y$, for $0 \le k \le n$.
   451 These invariants fit together via actions and gluing formulas.
   451 These invariants fit together via actions and gluing formulas.
   452 We describe only the case $k=1$ below.
   452 We describe only the case $k=1$ below. We describe these extensions in the more general setting of the blob complex later, in particular in Examples \ref{ex:ncats-from-tqfts} and \ref{ex:blob-complexes-of-balls} and  in \S \ref{sec:modules}.
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   453 
   454 The construction of the $n{+}1$-dimensional part of the theory (the path integral) 
   454 The construction of the $n{+}1$-dimensional part of the theory (the path integral) 
   455 requires that the starting data (fields and local relations) satisfy additional
   455 requires that the starting data (fields and local relations) satisfy additional
   456 conditions.
   456 conditions.
   457 (Specifically, $A(X; c)$ is finite dimensional for all $n$-manifolds $X$ and the inner products
   457 (Specifically, $A(X; c)$ is finite dimensional for all $n$-manifolds $X$ and the inner products