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	    <h1> Connect the Dots </h1>
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        <p>Can you connect all the dots (below) using only 4 straight lines, and without lifting the 
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        <p>The Answer:</p>
        Draw the lines like so:<br/ >
        <img src="dots_a.gif" width="265" height="263" border="0" alt="Connected dots"><br/ >

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      <p><small><i>Last updated October 10<sup>th</sup>, 2003</i></small>
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