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###¨#¨¨¨¨# SEPARATE PLANES,  A  FEW CENTIMETERS  IN #####¨#¨#¨
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¨####¨##¨#      SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT ANGLE, AND       ##¨¨¨##¨¨¨
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