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The geometric axiom that determines that only a single straight line passes between two points was formulated by the ancient Greek mathematician Euclid. As a young child, I hoped to dispute this rigid notion, by imagining two points and stretching lines between them. I discovered that there are plenty of broken or crooked lines, I charted maps with winding paths and passages between points, but a straight line was not to be found.

Apart from being a geometric principle, the axiom contains a graphic description that has a notional dimension concerning origin and destination and the road …