Strangely, they diminish, rather than intensify, the spatial drama, which is undoubtedly why Degas chose to create the space of his finished painting more succinctly, abruptly contrasting the figure, asymmetrically placed at the upper left of the canvas, with the arena's upper reaches.

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Similarly, people who excel at packing odd shaped objects in way that maximizes the use of storage space are able to do this because they have developed complex spatial reasoning skills.

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