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Gantt Chart Illustration:

The Gantt chart would visually represent each task as a horizontal bar. Task A would start at time 0 and extend for 5 days. Task B would start immediately after Task A finishes (day 5) and extend for 7 days. Task C would also start after Task A finishes (day 5) and extend for 3 days. The critical path would be the longest sequence of tasks from start to finish. In this case, it would be A -> B -> D, with a total duration of 5 + 7 + 6 = 18 days. The critical path would be visually highlighted on the chart (e.g., with a bold line or a different colour).

Visual Representation (Conceptual - cannot be rendered directly in plain text):

Imagine a horizontal timeline. A bar representing Task A starts at the beginning and ends at day 5. Immediately following it, a bar representing Task B starts at day 5 and ends at day 12. A bar representing Task C starts at day 5 and ends at day 8. A bar representing Task D starts at day 12 and ends at day 18. The longest continuous bar (Task A -> B -> D) would be highlighted as the critical path.