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\textbf{Demo for raisebox}
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{\LARGE left %
\fbox{\raisebox{0pt}[0pt][0pt]{\rule{1pt}{1cm}}} %
\fbox{\raisebox{0pt}[0pt][1cm]{\rule{1pt}{1cm}}} %
\fbox{\raisebox{0pt}[1cm][0pt]{\rule{1pt}{1cm}}} %
\fbox{\raisebox{0pt}[1cm][1cm]{\rule{1pt}{1cm}}} %
\fbox{\raisebox{1cm}[0pt][0pt]{\rule{1pt}{1cm}}}right }

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The code:

\begin{verbatim}
left\fbox{\raisebox{0pt}[0pt][0pt]{\rule{1pt}{1cm}}}\\
\fbox{\raisebox{0pt}[0pt][1cm]{\rule{1pt}{1cm}}}\\
\fbox{\raisebox{0pt}[1cm][0pt]{\rule{1pt}{1cm}}}\\
\fbox{\raisebox{0pt}[1cm][1cm]{\rule{1pt}{1cm}}}\\
\fbox{\raisebox{1cm}[0pt][0pt]{\rule{1pt}{1cm}}}right
\end{verbatim}

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