Double comb space

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This article describes a standard counterexample to some plausible but false implications. In other words, it lists a pathology that may be useful to keep in mind to avoid pitfalls in proofs
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Definition

The double comb space is a subset of R2 obtained by taking the standard comb space, and attaching another comb space to it at (0,1), where the new comb space is obtained by reflecting the previous one about the point (0,1).