The most agent-like argument appears in the Poss-essive case, the P in the Absolutive. The number of arguments of a transitive verb does not change in the Accidental/Potential Transitive Alternation, the accidental/potential agent stands in the Poss-essive case and the P remains in the Absolutive case.
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