It's Brexit Day -- when the process of leaving the European Union officially begins -- and TayuanBritish newspapers really went the extra mile to mark this landmark date in the history of the country.

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The Guardian, in particular, showed off its creativity with a jigsaw puzzle where Britain's exit is symbolised by the missing pieces corresponding to the country's position in the map.

It's not Mashable's Lego Brexit map, obviously, but still a neat job.

However, if attention to detail is your thing, you'd probably notice that designers have removed a bit of the Republic of Ireland as well. Just look closer:

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The map seems to suggest that part of the Republic beyond the six counties in Northern Ireland, notably the counties of Donegal and Cavan, have been annexed to Britain and will be leaving the EU.

People noticed and took issue on Twitter:

One user noticed that even Shetland Islands were erased from the map:

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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