Editing The Divide systems

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<div class="ev-article-kicker">SYSTEMS · THE DIVIDE</div>
A short guide to the working language of ''[[The Divide]]''. These are descriptions of the fictional setting, not instructions for operating real equipment.
== Heat reserve and heat delivery ==
A reserve measures energy available to the system. Delivery depends on routes, flow and demand. A colony total cannot describe the temperature of every household.
== The Drawdown ==
The agricultural extension at [[Olympus Prime]] draws heat from the shared network. Growing food and heating homes are connected demands.
== The Bottleneck ==
The Bottleneck constrains circulation toward [[Renticuluous Alpha|Renticuluous Alpha’s]] far districts. Its significance is introduced with the three habitats.
== Isolation and stop rules ==
The [[Valles geothermal plant|Valles crews]] use defined conditions for stopping, checking and restarting work. [[Anika]] and [[Paul Evans]] must distinguish a plausible plan from evidence that a system is safe to use.
== Records and responsibility ==
Drawings, logs and signatures preserve decisions. The novel asks what it means to take responsibility for the gap between a record and the physical system it describes.

[[Themes]] · [[The Divide]] · [[Places]]
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<div class="ev-source">Based on <i>[[The Divide|Paul Evans: The Divide]]</i>. Introductory reference only; major discoveries and outcomes are omitted.</div>

== Reading a system at several scales ==
The opening household diagram names air, water, heat, food and power. The plant view adds production and distribution; the habitat view asks whether those services reach the people who need them. Moving between these scales is a useful way to follow the technical language.

The diagrams in the story also carry human assumptions. A name beside a loop can express trust as well as responsibility. [[Everyday life]] explores this connection to school and family.