For the first time,
two collectives with completely distinct structures
entered direct proximity.
Some detected immediate incompatibility.
Their stability collapsed when sharing the same environment.
If they remained close for sufficient cycles,
they ceased to exist.
Others, though different,
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could remain in proximity without interference.
They shared no structure.
They shared no functions.
Yet their coexistence was stable.
Some collectives even emerged whose stability increased
when interacting with foreign structures.
Though incompatible in form,
the presence of the other generated structural benefit.
The System registered multiple patterns of interaction:
incompatibility, neutrality, symbiosis.
The System archived the event
and updated a new universal condition:
Not all structures can share reality.

