[Nitpick] Wouldn't it still be a cumulative effect? Contraction would show the distance between points farther and farther from each other would be comming toward us closer and closer to the speed of light (apparent only from point of view)... wouldn't it?

o------A------------X---------------B

o---A------X------B

o-A---X--B

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