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In this paper we exploit the relations between near polygons with lines of size 3 and Fischer spaces to classify near hexagons with quads and with lines of size three. We also construct some infinite families of near polygons.
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Brouwer, A.E., Cohen, A.M., Wilbrink, H.A. et al. Near polygons and Fischer spaces. Geom Dedicata 49, 349–368 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01264034
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