Let T be the line passing through the points P(x, 7) and Q(2, y). Let F1 be the set of all pairs of circles (S1, S2) such that T is tangent to S1 at P and tangent to S2 at Q, and also such that S1 and S2 touch each other at a point, say, M. Let E1 be the set representing the locus of M as the pair (S1, S2) varies in F1. Let the set of all straight line segments joining a pair of distinct points of E1 and passing through the point R(1, 1) be F2. Let E2 be the set of the mid-points of the line segments in the set F2. Then, which of the following statement(s) is (are) TRUE?<p></p>

Let T be the line passing through the points P(x, 7) and Q(2, y). Let F1 be the set of all pairs of circles (S1, S2) such that T is tangent to S1 at P and tangent to S2 at Q, and also such that S1 and S2 touch each other at a point, say, M. Let E1 be the set representing the locus of M as the pair (S1, S2) varies in F1. Let the set of all straight line segments joining a pair of distinct points of E1 and passing through the point R(1, 1) be F2. Let E2 be the set of the mid-points of the line segments in the set F2. Then, which of the following statement(s) is (are) TRUE?

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