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+# TODO
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+Notes to my future self.
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+* Refactor recursion --- see 02e5769ab5b9406725235c4e37968f93afd0e978 --- to remove deepcopy
+    * maybe I can push/pop onto arguments or something instead of duplicating the whole event?