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Geometry Difficulty 9.0 IMO level Prove it Hungary

In a convex quadrilateral ABCDABCD, the perpendicular drawn from AA to line BCBC meets the lines BCBC and BDBD at PP and UU, respectively. The perpendicular drawn from AA to line CDCD meets the lines CDCD and BDBD at QQ and VV, respectively. The midpoints of the segments BUBU and DVDV are SS and RR, respectively. The lines PSPS and QRQR meet at EE. The second intersection point of the circles PQEPQE and RSERSE, other than EE, is MM. The points AA, BB, CC, DD, EE, MM, PP, QQ, RR, SS, UU, VV are distinct. Show that the center of the circle BCDBCD, the center of the circle AUVAUV and the point MM are collinear.

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