+ 'Let $D\colon \mathcal{S} \to \mathcal{C}$ be a small diagram in a category $\mathcal{C}$, and let $(p^{(i)}\colon \Delta L^{(i)} \Rightarrow D)_{i\in I}$ be a multi-limit of $D$. We will show that the index set $I$ is a singleton. First, $I$ is non-empty because the diagram $D$ admits at least one cone, whose vertex is the initial object. Let $i_0, i_1 \in I$. Taking a coproduct of $L^{(i_0)}$ and $L^{(i_1)}$, we obtain a cone $p\colon \Delta (L^{(i_0)} + L^{(i_1)}) \Rightarrow D$. By the universal property of the multi-limit, there are a unique index $j\in I$ and a unique morphism $k=(k_0,k_1)\colon L^{(i_0)} + L^{(i_1)} \to L^{(j)}$ from $p$ to $p^{(j)}$. We now have morphisms $k_t$ from $p^{(i_t)}$ to $p^{(j)}$ $(t=0,1)$, but the universal property of the multi-limit forces $i_t=j$. Hence $i_0=j=i_1$, and the index set $I$ is a singleton.',
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