Resonance basics

How is this possible? As if the -ve charge goes on the benzene ring then one of the pi bonds will be adjacent to -ve charge, breaking conjugation. So how does this structure have five resonance structures?
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Mast Raho Yar
Mast Raho Yar2w ago
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asdfOP2w ago
Yes understood forgot that the pi bond can go out thanks
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+solved @Mast Raho Yar
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