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English: A 19th century book illustration, showing grossly misleading fictional versions of superior mirages. Actual mirages can never be that far above the horizon, and a superior mirage can never increase the length of an object as shown on the right.
Українська: Фата-моргана «Летючого голландця».
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Round-about Rambles in Lands of Fact and Fancy

Author Frank R. Stockton

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