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Actors are composed to create more complex actors in a tree-like hierarchy. The primitives are atomic entities that are like the leaves in the tree. Phoenix is extensible. New primitives can be put into action anytime. Right out of the box, there are only a few primitives. This chapter shall deal with these preset primitives.</p>
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