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Thereforetoo,ifandwhenthatdefinitionshiftsground——ifandwhen"ourplaceintheworld"be-ginstochange,itcanbetheequivalentofanearthquakeleavinginitswaketherubbleofcenturiesand,forthesurvivors,eitherthepossibilityofrebuildingsomenewcombinationofplaces,ormigrat-ingtosaferground.Naturally,suchearthquakesarenoteverydayoccurrencesand,normally,theirimpactisonlylocal.Theytendtooccuronlyatmomentwhen,ratherlikethetectonicforcesoftheearthsplatedthemselves,twoself-definitionscomeintodirectconflictandoneisforcedtogiveway(space)totheother.