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Cut the square along a straight line through the center. Then make another straight-line cut through the center perpendicular to the first. If you are actually trying to cut a square piece of paper into smaller squares, fold one pair of opposite edges together and crease resulting fold. Then do the same with the other pair of opposite edges. The two folds will be your guidelines for cutting.

Note that there are other ways to cut the square into four equal pieces, such as cutting it into four rectangles each the full width of the square, but only one quarter as tall.

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