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At times, a hypertext may suggest the presence of a link that does not, in fact, exist. . . .
Allusion, iteration, and ellipsis can all suggest a Missing Link. Structural irregularity, introduced in a context where regular structure has been established, presents an especially powerful Missing Link, for a place to which we cannot navigate may seem, by its inaccessiblity, uniquely attractive. Harpold and Joyce have argued separately that the Missing Link is a common if not universal hypertext motif, that navigational choice requires the reader to imagine not only what might appear on the chosen page but also what might have appeared had she followed a different link. (Bernstein, p.25-6.)
Adrian Miles: Hypertext syntagmas: cinematic narration with links
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