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 An example of this representation can be found in annex C, clause C.2.2.1.3.
 
+### 7.7.4 Depth of retrieval
+
+When retrieving [Linked Entities]{.HTML-Keyboard}, the [Linking
+Entity]{.HTML-Keyboard} may contain _Relationships_ to [Linked
+Entities]{.HTML-Keyboard} which in turn may contain _Relationships_, to further
+[Linked Entities]{.HTML-Keyboard}. Complete traversal of a chain of linked
+Entities could result in payloads of an excessive length. Therefore to mitigate
+this, the default depth of retrieval (or _`joinLevel`_) shall be set to one,
+meaning that only one level of _Relationships_ are traversed, though this may be
+overridden on request. Furthermore, to avoid unnecessary duplication, whenever a
+[Linked Entity]{.HTML-Keyboard} has already been previously encountered during graph
+traversal at a shallower depth, its [Linked Entities]{.HTML-Keyboard} shall not undergo
+further expansion for a second time.
+
 ## 7.8 Tenants
 
 #### 7.8.1 Introduction