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843 || reality check || illusions

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If you’ve ever seen an optical illusion, and then been told what the illusion’s secret was and got a glimpse of the reality - or couldn’t unsee it, you’re experiencing what it is to watch your brain fill in the gaps for us. We bring our life history to these tiny perceptions. 


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