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Based on the data shown in the previous section, it is clear that the vowels 
and the vowels 
are in complementary distribution.
Let's run through the argumentation.
The vowels can appear before the following set of consonants: 
.
The vowels can appear before the following set of consonants: 
.
The two sets of consonants are not the same.
Therefore, the vowels do not appear in the same contexts as the vowels .
Therefore, the two sets of vowels are in complementary distribution.
Now that we know that the two sets of vowels are in complementary distribution, we can theorize that they are allophones of the same phoneme.
Question: if they are allophones of the same phoneme, which set represents the phoneme? (Which one is Clark Kent?)
Go to the next section to see if you're right.