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\caption{Wasting space to get the numbers right....}
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\begin{figure}
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\caption{An unstructured mesh $M$ for predicting stresses in a cracked plate.}
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\caption{The underlying graph $G$ vertex-partitioned into 64 blocks.}
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\caption{The corresponding 64-vertex minor graph $G'$.}
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\caption{A placement and routing of $G'$ on an $8 \times 8$ torus.}
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