3 capcitors (series? parallel?) i cant tell

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Homework Statement


This isn't really a homework question but I figured this would be the best place to post it. Say I had three capacitors like this picture below, I need to combine them into one equivalent capacitor.

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The Attempt at a Solution



I BELIEVE that C1 and C2 are in parallel, and then after I add those together, I can solve for that one and C3 in parallel... but I'm not 100% sure. Any help appreciated!
 
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It's obvious how the caps are connected if you redraw the schematic so that all the terminals which are eventually connected to the same line (i.e., at equipotential) go to a single point.
 
oh! so all 3 are parallel then. right?