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    • The perspectival reversal of the conical shell resulted in the perception of a shorter object.
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    • Monocular perception of a reversed conical shell leads to distinct size and motion distortions.
    • These distortions share characteristics with other known visual illusions, suggesting common underlying perceptual mechanisms.
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