
joins. It can reduce the "squaring" effect of 47-state joining to further
round out inside corners, and it can be used to create edges that terminate
instead of flowing into the next icon. The difference between this and
47-state joining is that a corner can have a connection as long as
<i>either</i> side next to it is also connected.</p>

<p>Templates for 161-state joining need states 187 (connections north, south,
and in all diagonal directions) and 238 (connections east, west, and all
diagonals).</p>

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