Composites of mirror twins. Clockwise from left: Peyton and Parker Pelletier, Zach and Derek Francis, Sydney and Taylor Lehman, Julie and Marie Fleming, Ariadna and Adriana Mencias, Patrick and Ryan Finley.

Composites of mirror twins. Clockwise from left: Peyton and Parker Pelletier, Zach and Derek Francis, Sydney and Taylor Lehman, Julie and Marie Fleming, Ariadna and Adriana Mencias, Patrick and Ryan Finley.

Twins Derek and Zachary Francis sit across from each other in Caffe Luce, a popular coffee shop near the University of Arizona campus. Their faces, still showing signs of youthful hormones, are nearly identical. Their hairstyles, their fashion styles and even their mannerisms are almost mirror images.

Derek, the older brother, has a wider jaw and short hair. A red string adorns his left wrist as he writes left-handed. Zachary, with his short hair coifed similar to his brother’s and a small birthmark behind his neck, is more reserved, listening to headphones while he scrolls through his computer with his right hand.

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