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The Mechanism of Market Self-Correction
A local market for handmade pottery is currently experiencing a surplus, where potters have produced more items than customers are buying at the current price. Explain the step-by-step process through which this market would naturally move towards a state where the quantity supplied equals the quantity demanded. In your explanation, describe the specific actions that both sellers (potters) and buyers would take to facilitate this adjustment.
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