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Compact stencil

Okay, so imagine you have a piece of paper and you want to draw a picture on it. But instead of using a pencil or crayons, you're going to use a special tool called a stencil. A stencil is a cutout shape that you can use to draw a specific pattern or design.

Now, let's say you want to draw the same picture on many pieces of paper. Instead of making a new stencil for each piece of paper, you can make a compact stencil. A compact stencil is like a puzzle piece that can be rearranged to create different patterns.

So, you make one big stencil that has all the different shapes you need to make your picture. Then, you can rearrange the stencil to create different designs without having to make a whole new stencil every time. This saves time and makes things easier.

That's kind of what a compact stencil is – it's a puzzle piece that can be rearranged to create different patterns. It's useful because it saves time and makes things easier when you need to create many different designs.
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