code: def getPosition(self):
      
      result = dict()
      for (varName, value) in self.permuteVars.iteritems():
        result[varName] = value.getPosition()
  
      return result
docs: 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