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  "mechanism": "Conditional fork: if C then A else B. Exactly one arm runs. Distinct from a {{gate}}, which decides whether a single payload is admitted: a Branch dispatches to alternative continuations, both of which are defined.",
  "gloss": "Conditional flow",
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}