Given a hexagon inscribed in a conic section, the three pairs of the continuations of opposite sides meet on a straight line, called the Pascal line.

已知一个六边形内接于一条圆锥曲线，那么这个六边形对边的交点位于同一条直线上。

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That evening, having slept through the dinner hour in his cell, with his face pressed against a cool groove on the floor, Pascal saw a line of black shiny boots marching toward him.

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"This request is designed to protect our rights in the WTO, fully in line with the procedural agreement reached with the US in September, " European Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy said.

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