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Distorting Perspective

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Though impossible in three dimensions, the 2-d figure achieves this paradox by distorting perspective.

Figure 10: Escher lithograph.
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``Music 175: Auditory Streaming'' by Tamara Smyth, Department of Music, University of California, San Diego (UCSD).
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