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/snip/ Suppose we have parcel A which we arbitrarily call "the system". Surrounding parcel A we have another parcel B which we arbitrarily call "the surroundings". On the outside of B we have another exceedingly large parcel C which we arbitrarily call "the universe". The volume of parcel A is a function of the state of parcel A ... and not a function of the state of parcel B. The volume of parcel B is a function of the state of parcel B ... and not a function of the state of parcel A./snip/