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We construct two pure partial planes of order 6 with 25 lines, which extend the dual of the linear space PG(3,2). One of these is of particular interest since its dual is a pseudo-complement of a triangle in a projective plane of order 6.
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Prince, A.R. Pure partial planes of order 6 with 25 lines. Des. Codes Cryptogr. 52, 243–247 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10623-009-9279-x
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