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587   </pre>
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589 + While alternate materials that are reflective will appear as normal,
590 + indirect rays will use the mirror's reflectance rather than the
591 + alternate type.
592 + Transmitting materials are an exception, where both transmission and
593 + reflection will use the alternate type for all rays not specifically
594 + targeting virtual light sources.
595 + Therefore, transmitting alternate types should only have pure specular
596 + reflection if they reflect at all, to maintain a valid calculation.
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598 + <p>
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600 + The mirror material type reflects light sources only from the front side
601 + of a surface, regardless of any alternate material.
602 + If virtual source generation is desired on both sides, two coincident
603 + surfaces with opposite normal orientations may be employed to achieve
604 + this effect.
605 + The reflectance and alternate material type may be
606 + different for the overlapped surfaces,
607 + and the two sides will behave accordingly.
608 +
609   <p>
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