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\setlength{\parskip}{1.5ex plus2pt minus1pt}
\setlength{\parindent}{2.5em}
\setlength{\textheight}{14.75cm}
\setlength{\topmargin}{0in}
\setlength{\footskip}{1.5in}

%% Set up some float parameters:
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\def\thempfootnote{\fnsymbol{mpfootnote}}
\def\thefootnote{\fnsymbol{footnote}}


\def\firstskip{0.0in}  % Set up O.K. here unless large figures are used.

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\newenvironment{body}{}{}
\newenvironment{references}{\subsection*{References}\begin{list}{}{\setlength{\leftmargin}{1em}
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\newcommand{\skiptwo}{\vskip 3ex plus 2pt minus 2pt}

\def\section{\@startsection{section}{1}{\z@}{2ex plus .2ex minus
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\def\subsection{\@startsection{subsection}{2}{\z@}{1.5ex plus .1ex minus
   .05ex}{1.5ex plus .1ex}{\normalsize\bf}}
\def\subsubsection{\@startsection{subsubsection}{3}{\parindent}{1.5ex plus 
 .1ex minus .05ex}{-1em}{\normalsize\bf}}
\def\paragraph{\@startsection{paragraph}{4}{\parindent}{1.5ex plus .1ex
  minus .05ex}{-1em}{\normalsize\em}}
\def\subparagraph{\@startsection{subparagraph}{4}{\parindent}{1.5ex plus .1ex 
  minus .05ex}{-1em}{\normalsize\em}}

\renewcommand{\thesection}{\arabic{section}}
\renewcommand{\thesubsection}{\thesection.\arabic{subsection}}
\renewcommand{\thesubsubsection}{\thesubsection.\arabic{subsubsection}}

\def\@xsect#1{\@tempskipa #1\relax
      \ifdim \@tempskipa>\z@
       \par \nobreak
       \vskip \@tempskipa
       \@afterheading
    \else \global\@nobreakfalse \global\@noskipsectrue
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