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\def\center{%
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\def\picture#1{% Leave space for a picture later.
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\def\monthname{\ifcase\the\month
nil\or January\or February\or March\or April\or May\or June\or
July\or August\or September\or October\or November\or December\fi}
\def\sp@ce{ }
\edef\today{\the\day\sp@ce\monthname\sp@ce\the\year}
{\count200=\time \divide\count200 by 60 \edef\hour{\number\count200}
\multiply\count200 by 60 \advance\count200 by -\time 
\xdef\now{\hour:\number-\count200}}
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\def\deg{\ifmmode^{\circ}\else$\deg$\fi}
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\def\makeslashover{\mathcode`/="8000
\everydisplay{\let/\over}}
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\newcount\eqcount
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\def\numberallequations{\expandafter\everydisplay%
\expandafter{\the\everydisplay\addeqno}}
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\def\LaTeX{{\rm L\kern-.36em\raise.3ex\hbox{\sc a}\kern-.15em
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