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How is the Ising model an example of a lattice model as per Kontsevich?

In section 3.2 of Kontsevich's very interesting paper "Notes on motives in finite characteristic,", he gives an axiomatic definition of a "lattice model" attached to a Boltzmann datum (V_1,V_2,R), where V_1 and V_2 are vector spaces and R is a linear endomorphism of V_1 tensor V_2. He remarks that the 2-dimensional Ising model is an example. Can someone explain to me what V_1, V_2, and R are for the 2-dimensional Ising model?

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