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  1.  
  2.     Several other well-known 
  3. illusions, such as those shown 
  4. to the left, illustrate this 
  5. general principle. Even though 
  6. the illusory effects appear to be 
  7. differentΓÇöΓÇôparallel lines appear 
  8. to converge, straight lines 
  9. appear curved, circles or 
  10. squares appear distortedΓÇöΓÇôit has 
  11. been held that they share a 
  12. common denominator: A single 
  13. test line appears to bend away 
  14. from the inducing lines that 
  15. cross it. The greater the number 
  16. of crossing points, the more 
  17. bent the line appears to be.