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Nemirovsky, R., Borba, M., Dimattia, C. et al. PME Special Issue: Bodily Activity and Imagination in Mathematics Learning. Educ Stud Math 57, 303–321 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10649-004-5933-4

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