1. the term token is defined to embrace the objects and habits which an individual or society keeps by not knowing they are extensions of an ally. (DMSMH, p. 354)2. the token is a very special kind of restimulator. The token is any object, practice or mannerism which one or more allies used. By identity thought the ally is survival, anything the ally used or did is, therefore, survival. (DMSMH, p. 355)