Counter-intuitive contractibility

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There are two nodes that are labeled as contractible in this graph. It might seem counter-intuitive at first.

The reason they are contractible, is because the core self is not counted as a child.

• The left-most node connects directly to the core self, so it is considered a 1-avatar
• The connections from a 1-avatar to another is counted as children
• Therefore, the top and bottom node has one child: The left-most node