def getPosition(self):
result = dict()<EOL>for (varName, value) in self.permuteVars.iteritems():<EOL><INDENT>result[varName] = value.getPosition()<EOL><DEDENT>return result<EOL>
Return the position of this particle. This returns a dict() of key
        value pairs where each key is the name of the flattened permutation
        variable and the value is its chosen value.

        Parameters:
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        retval:     dict() of flattened permutation choices