Organic Chemistry: Understanding Hydrogen-Carbon Bonds

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Can someone please tell me what the two bond between the two hyrdrogen and the carbons means?(the long black triangle, and the '''''')
 
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I think it is a perspective drawing, so the solid black triangle represents a bond directed in front of the plane (i.e. coming towards you) and the dashed line represents a bond behind the plane (i.e. going away from you)