Clarification required on proof of $c$ being the cluster point of $A\subset S$.

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Please consider the following excerpt.

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I fail to understand how the hypothesis $\exists\alpha>0(A\backslash\{c\}\cap(c-\alpha,c+\alpha) = (S\backslash\{c\})\cap(c-\alpha,c+\alpha))$ seems to imply the clause in green.

Your guidance is appreciated as always.

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In the hypothesis take intersection with $(c-\epsilon, c+\epsilon)$ on both sides. Note that $(c-a, c+a)\cap (c-b, c+b)=(c-a, c+a) $ if $a<b$. Finally, the fact that $(S\setminus \{c\}) \cap(c-\epsilon, c+\epsilon)$ is non-empty follows from the fact that $c$ is a cluster point.