Solution

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Write . Then
where the splice gluing exchanges meridian and longitude. Filling the remaining boundary along restores , so the pattern side becomes , a solid torus. Under the splice gluing its meridian is attached to the meridian of , because the meridian and longitude are exchanged twice in the two descriptions. This is the meridional filling of , which restores the original three-sphere. Hence

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