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The Challenge Of Complexity

(46) The greater the number of differences and the more
varied the untouched areas of the tract, the longer it will take
each resident to get to know Birdwood, and the less
inclination he will have to roll back to the Grounds. This is a
fundamental principle of inexhaustibility. Do not worry about
parents, visitors, and suppliers getting lost. There should be a
student-manned information hut at one entrance anyway. Do
worry if it is possible to master the set-up in a mere five
minutes. I am not arguing with W.J. Cash that "complexity in
man is invariably the child of complexity in environments,"
but merely suggesting that man's need for complexity not be