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+continuum = {}
+indicies = []
+gamestate = {}
+def retrieve(index):
+  while True:
+    pass
+def capture(state, index):
+  if len(indicies) is 0: # If this is the first capture, place the entire state into the continuum.
+    continuum[index] = state
+  else: # If this is not the first capture, place the difference between the previous state and the new state into the continuum.
+    past = {} 
+    for change in indicies: # Compile all the past state changes leading up to but excluding the present state.
+      past.update(continuum[change])
+    for key in past: # Compare the past and the present.
+      if state[key] != past[key]: # If they differ
+        continuum[index].update({key:state[key]}) # Update the continuum
+    indicies.append(index) # Add the time index to the indicies list.
+while True:  
+  gamestate = {
+    "apples":"3",
+    "action":"none",
+    "thoughts":"im hungry",
+    "hunger":"100"
+  }
+  capture(gamestate, 0)
+  gamestate = {
+    "apples":"2",
+    "action":"eating",
+    "thoughts":"yum",
+    "hunger":"50"
+  }
+  capture(gamestate, 1)
+  gamestate = {
+    "apples":"1",
+    "action":"eating",
+    "thoughts":"i like apples",
+    "hunger":"25"
+  }
+  capture(gamestate, 2)
+  gamestate = {
+    "apples":"0",
+    "action":"none",
+    "thoughts":"feelin good",
+    "hunger":"0"
+  }
+  capture(gamestate, 4)
+  print(indicies)
+  print(continuum)
+  input()