Three squares, with side-lengths 2, are placed together edge-to-edge to make an L-shape. The L-shape is placed inside a rectangle so that all five vertices of the L-shape lie on the rectangle, one of them at the midpoint of an edge, as shown.
What is the area of the rectangle?
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