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    It is not the case that Temporally distinct exact locations need not mereologically coincide, since overlap relations are time-indexed and vary across moments.

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    • 1.If spatial locations are abstract and unchanging, their mereological facts cannot vary across time—time-indexing location overlap is incoherent.
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    • 2.Objects occupying exact locations at different times can be distinguished by temporal stages, making extra time-indexing of overlap redundant.
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    • 3.The claim conflates 'different objects at different times' with 'same location having variable overlap'—a conceptual confusion needing clarity.
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    • 1.Objects persist through time while their spatial boundaries shift, so locations at t1 and t2 can be exact without mereological identity.
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    • 2.Overlap is a relation between entities; relations instantiate differently at different times, so overlap facts need temporal indices.
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    • 3.Denying time-indexed overlap forces either temporal parts theory or rejection of persistence, both metaphysically costly alternatives.
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