M-theory on a K3 surface and the heterotic string on a three-torus have matching seven-dimensional moduli and charge lattices. The K3 intersection lattice supplies twenty-two vector charges; an M5-brane wrapped on K3 becomes the heterotic fundamental string. The strong-coupling interpretation and low-energy matching are derived in section 4.7 of String Theory Dynamics in Various Dimensions.
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