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Soft transfer (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠expulsion by wall: no one is driven out, but the community enclosed and severed slowly disintegrates — and nurses a desire for revenge.

The Wall (n.) comes ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠with crossings presented as favors to those it imprisons — first surround them with a fence, then call the gate their interest.