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One day I got a paper from my courtyard with the center portion missing. Here is what the poster looks like:

pattern with center portion missing

I have made some pieces of paper so that I can stick one to the center of the poster.

Here are the pieces.

pieces that would fit the missing center

Help me find the best one that will suit the poster. Also, let me know why it will be the best. I will approve the answer with most appropriate justification.

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The answer is

#5

because

W X
Y Z

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  • $\begingroup$ Wow, dammit! I thought it'd be much more complicated than that! Well done :-D $\endgroup$
    – Rand al'Thor
    Jun 24 '15 at 8:54
  • $\begingroup$ Too fast for me. Beat me again... $\endgroup$
    – BmyGuest
    Jun 24 '15 at 9:12
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    $\begingroup$ Isn't it trivial to see the solution even without the five suggestions, or is something wrong with my eyes? :) $\endgroup$
    – jarnbjo
    Jun 24 '15 at 10:06
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    $\begingroup$ @jarnbjo when I hold my phone at arm's length, it gets pretty easy to see the solution, but any closer and the squares seem meaningless. $\endgroup$
    – Ian MacDonald
    Jun 24 '15 at 11:45
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    $\begingroup$ I got this answer after about 15 seconds too. $\endgroup$
    – user88
    Jun 24 '15 at 19:05
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I think you should go with number 3 because it almost matches the pattern in the original paper. However, other options also look reasonable.

Edited: It depends on what you see at the "pattern" in the original diagram. Not everyone sees W, X, Y, and Z as the pattern in the given figure. There is an unique pattern by using number 3 and it looks cool.

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  • $\begingroup$ WOW!!! after seeing the solution though, I am amazed...didn't expect the question to be that tricky $\endgroup$
    – Abhishek Upadhyaya
    Jun 25 '15 at 4:44
  • $\begingroup$ Welcome to Puzzling Stack Exchange! Would it be possible to edit your answer to expand upon why you believe(d) #3 is the correct answer? Thank you! $\endgroup$
    – user20
    Jun 25 '15 at 4:54
  • $\begingroup$ @Emrakul I have edited my answer $\endgroup$
    – Abhishek Upadhyaya
    Jun 25 '15 at 5:59

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