Subgraph $K_5$ (or $K_{3,3}$)

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I'm having trouble with the two graphs below. Graph appears like it will have a $K_5$, however, I can't connect the vertices properly. How do these graphs have a $K_5$ (or $K_{3,3}$)?

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The graph has a $K_{3,3}$ minor. The vertices used will be labeled either blue or red indicating which part they come from, and edges utilized will be pictured red.

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Note in particular how the edge in the $K_{3,3}$ which connects the middle-left vertex to the middle-right is made up of two edges in the original graph.