What is causing these rogue lines when I 'join' all lines in an image?

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November 13, 2018
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I am working on a logo design, as can be seen in image 1, and I have finished several of the lines I want to bring into the design, so now I want to combine them and start filling them with color and adjusting the border colors. When I try to 'join' all the lines together, it creates these odd lines, as can be seen in image 2.

what is causing this, and is there a better way of doing what I am trying to do? Thank you all for your help.

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Correct answer Doug A Roberts

nathane49939165 wrote
Thanks for the response Myra.
I'm still confused as to why I'm seeing those strange lines that develop when I join everything? Do you know what causes them?

You have a number of open paths in your design. When you join all, any open ends will be joined to the nearest other open end. This means illustrator will draw connecting paths between those points.