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Revision 3 . . October 19, 2001 3:29 am by AxelBoldt [You need five pieces.]
Revision 2 . . October 1, 2001 12:34 am by Damian Yerrick [added active voice and diff-friendliness, hoping I didn't change any meaning]
  

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Changed: 4c4
two copies of itself. For the ball, five pieces are sufficient to do this.
two copies of itself. For the ball, five pieces are sufficient to do this; it cannot be done with fewer than five.

Changed: 6,8c6
At least this is the way it is commonly understood.
In fact, however, the paradox is even stronger than that.
It states:
There is an even stronger version of the paradox:

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