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I liked some of the illusions in this book but i wish the author had chosen a better one for the front cover. The new book of optical illusions is a mindbending collection of 150 of the most significant optical phenomena, loosely grouped into 33 chapters according to particular visual effect an optical illusion has two elements. New york times bestselling magic eye 3d optical illusions are back with allnew images. I will post new illusions every now and then and keep this website biggest and most quality collection on the net.
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