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This paper is a result of discussions on related questions considered recently in the course Applied Mathematics 231 at Harvard University. When an earlier draft of this paper was discussed in the class, F. Black, R. Fenichel, M. Fieldhouse, P. Fischer, and K. Menger suggested corrections and improvements.