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| The facsimile uses light to read characters and graphics on a document, and converts them into electrical signals which are sent to a receiving device. At the receiving end, heat or static electricity is used to write the electrical signals onto paper in the form of the original text or graphics. | 
| How Are Text and Graphics Converted Into Electrical Signals? | 
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