CDM's imaging system, it passes first through conventional optical elements, and then through a lens moulded into a shape of a cubic-like function (ie, with a surface which, instead of being spherical, is relatively flat in the centre but has scalloped edges).

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In conventional crystals, such as salt and sugar, these elements are atoms or molecules.

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There are elements of this that are more in the nature of a political statement than the conventional defense against criminal charges.

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