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<p>A <b>diptych</b> (, ) is an object made up of two flat plates or panels that form a pair, often joined by a <a href="page.php?w=hinge">hinge</a>. In the ancient world, for example, the standard <a href="page.php?w=notebook">notebook</a> or school exercise book often took the form of a diptych: two plates with recessed surfaces filled with <a href="page.php?w=wax">wax</a>. Writing was done by scratching the <a href="page.php?w=wax_tablet">wax surface</a> with a <a href="page.php?w=stylus">stylus</a>. When the notes were no longer needed, the wax</p><p>
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