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I dont mind occasionally having to reinvent a wheel; I dont even m

I dont mind occasionally having to reinvent a wheel; I dont even mind using someones reinvented wheel occasionally. But it helps a lot if it is symmetric, contains no fewer than ten sides, and has the axle centered. I do tire of trapezoidal wheels with offset axles. – Joseph Newcomer

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