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Torsion free subgroups of fuchsian groups and tessellations of surfaces

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    Allan L. Edmonds, John H. Ewing & Ravi S. Kulkarni

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Edmonds, A.L., Ewing, J.H. & Kulkarni, R.S. Torsion free subgroups of fuchsian groups and tessellations of surfaces. Invent Math 69, 331–346 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01389358

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