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the base BC will coincide with the base EF.
For if, when B coincides with E and C with F, the base BC will not coincide with the base EF, two straight lines will enclose a space: which is impossible.
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Thus B coincides with E and C with F; so that the base BC will coincide with the base EF. For if, when B coincides with E and C with F, the base BC will not coincide with the base EF, two straight lines will enclose a space: which is impossible. |
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