   Simple Features Specification) separated by whitespace
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>a <code>Geometry</code> specified by <code>wellKnownText</code>
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<DD><CODE><A HREF="../../../../com/vividsolutions/jts/io/ParseException.html" title="class in com.vividsolutions.jts.io">ParseException</A></CODE> - if a parsing problem occurs</DL>
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public <A HREF="../../../../com/vividsolutions/jts/geom/Geometry.html" ti