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=== Identifiers (ID) ===
Every unique feature with a Nesting Level of 1 or more will additionally have a unique identifier or "ID", defined in the following way: Each unique feature identifier will begin with its position in centimetres (eg. 7 for 7cm) on its parent feature. Additionally, any feature on a shared position will incrementally be further identified with a lowercase English character in the sequence of the English alphabet, beginning with a and progressing to z. If additional features require identifiers beyond z, continue incrementing by doubling, then tripling the character identifier. (Ex. aa => zz, then aaa => zzz). Subsequent features will continue to be identified with this pattern as necessary.

Additionally, each unique feature identifier will contain positional information, starting with the unique identifier of each of its parent features beginning with Nesting Level 1 and proceeding to the feature's Nesting Level.

As a result, any unique feature can be referred to using the following format:

 {Feature Type}@{Parent Identifiers}-{Unique Identifier}

Example references to features may look like:

* leaf@7c: A leaf with Nesting Level 1, which is the 3rd feature at position 7cm.
* branch@13c-4d: A branch with Nesting Level 2, which is the 4th feature at position 4cm growing from parent feature branch@13c.
* flower@17e-3b-6: A flower with Nesting Level 3, which is the only feature at position 6cm growing from parent feature branch@3b, which in turn is growing from parent feature branch@17e.