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Figure 5: T4's can crystallize all by themselves into a periodic lattice. To do so, they join diagonally.
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Figure 6: T4's can also combine with other small triangles to form crystal lattices, or even aperiodic ones when the joining rules are sufficiently flexible.
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Figure 7: T4's can participate in many other lattices.
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