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If three Circles 
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 are taken in pairs, the external similarity points of the three pairs
lie on a straight line.  Similarly, the external similarity point of one pair and the two internal similarity points of the
other two pairs lie upon a straight line, forming a similarity axis of the three Circles.
References
Dörrie, H.  100 Great Problems of Elementary Mathematics: Their History and Solutions.  New York: Dover, p. 155, 1965.