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Sunlight
Upon entering a garden, you
see flowers with stunning
bright colors and patterns.
When we see a red rose, for in-
stance, we enjoy its color with-
out knowing what that rose’s
true color actually is. In fact,
this “red” color stems from the
rose’s pigments reflecting the
rays of that particular wave-
Red
length. The pigments in the
petals reflect only red wave-
lengths, which we then per-
ceive as that particular color.
