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The continuous random network model is widely used as a realistic description of the structure of covalent glasses and amorphous solids. We point out that, in real glasses and amorphous materials, there are nonrandom structural elements that go beyond just simple chemical ordering. We propose that the network can self-organize at its formation or fictive temperature and examine some of the possible...