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+PREFIX person: <http://example.org/migrants/person/>
+
+CONSTRUCT {
+  ?s ?p ?o .
+}
+WHERE {
+  {
+    # Triples about Irene Abendroth (as subject)
+    ?s ?p ?o .
+    FILTER(?s = person:AbeIre-00)
+  }
+  UNION
+  {
+    # Triples from other tables referencing Irene Abendroth
+    ?s ?p ?o .
+    ?s ?ref person:AbeIre-00 .
+  }
+}
diff --git a/queries/step_01_2hop_example.rq b/queries/step_01_2hop_example.rq
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+PREFIX person: <http://example.org/migrants/person/>
+
+CONSTRUCT {
+  ?s ?p ?o .
+}
+WHERE {
+  {
+    # Hop 0: Triples about Irene Abendroth (as subject)
+    ?s ?p ?o .
+    FILTER(?s = person:AbeIre-00)
+  }
+  UNION
+  {
+    # Hop 1 (incoming): Triples about nodes referencing the anchor
+    ?s ?p ?o .
+    ?s ?ref person:AbeIre-00 .
+  }
+  UNION
+  {
+    # Hop 1 (outgoing): Triples about IRI nodes referenced by the anchor
+    ?s ?p ?o .
+    person:AbeIre-00 ?ref ?s .
+    FILTER(isIRI(?s))
+  }
+  UNION
+  {
+    # Hop 2: Triples about IRI nodes referenced by hop-1 nodes
+    ?s ?p ?o .
+    ?hop1 ?r1 person:AbeIre-00 .
+    ?hop1 ?r2 ?s .
+    FILTER(isIRI(?s) && ?s != person:AbeIre-00)
+  }
+}