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[fringe pumice]

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[coral vault]

In this context, they’re equivalent though « ici » and « là » may carry spatial contrast information (as in the former implies something close to the speaker and the latter implies something far away whereas « y » can be either one). It’s just that « y » can be used in a lot more contexts that aren’t necessarily location-related.

[vivid walrus]

Interesting. Thanks for the explanation