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How To Draw An Oval

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Can you draw a perfect oval on a sheet of paper with one sweep of the compasses? It is one of the easiest things in the world when you know how.

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Commit an attempt to unseal the proof. Write your answer — right or wrong, thinking it through is the point.

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