In literary discourse, "conflate" is used to denote the merging of distinct texts, narratives, or ideas into a unified whole, often with significant interpretive or theoretical implications. Some writers use the term to describe how disparate textual traditions are combined to emphasize certain priorities, as seen when the importance of specific texts is established through their confluence [1]. Other authors highlight the awkward or problematic nature of such unions, whether in narrative construction that obscures key details [2] or in the misclassification of separate crimes into a single offense [3]. Critical approaches even examine the act of conflation itself, discussing its role in establishing hierarchical readings between cultural traditions [4] or in the construction of signs with blended meanings [5]. At times, the limitations of what can be meaningfully conflate are underscored [6], while elsewhere the dangers of merging distinct categories, such as intellectual and real property, are emphasized [7].