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        "\n# Add lines directly to a figure\n\nYou can add artists such as a `.Line2D` directly to a figure. This is\ntypically useful for visual structuring.\n\n.. redirect-from:: /gallery/pyplots/fig_x\n"
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        "import matplotlib.pyplot as plt\n\nimport matplotlib.lines as lines\n\nfig, axs = plt.subplots(2, 2, gridspec_kw={'hspace': 0.4, 'wspace': 0.4})\nfig.add_artist(lines.Line2D([0, 1], [0.47, 0.47], linewidth=3))\nfig.add_artist(lines.Line2D([0.5, 0.5], [1, 0], linewidth=3))\nplt.show()"
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        ".. admonition:: References\n\n   The use of the following functions, methods, classes and modules is shown\n   in this example:\n\n   - `matplotlib.pyplot.figure`\n   - `matplotlib.lines`\n   - `matplotlib.lines.Line2D`\n\n"
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