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The core problem is path winding: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winding_number

Paths can be any size, and the problem is hard to parallelize. GPUs like stuff broken into small regular chunks.

TestFiles/Manchester_Union_Democrat_office_1877.svg is composed of a single huge path, which was a great torture test.



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