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Is there a relationship between a quotient group of the fundamental group of X and the fundamental group of a quotient topology of X?

Let ($X$, $x_0$) be a topological space with a base point, and denote the fundamental group of $X$ as $\pi_1(X)$. Let $N$ be a normal subgroup of $\pi_1(X)$. Does there necessarily exist an ...
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Continuous variation from solution of easy problem to solution of hard problem

I asked this question a week ago over on math.stackexchange and got no reply, so I am asking here with slightly different wording. I am trying to prove that there exists a solution to a problem. I ...
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