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And a more general solution —<br>
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<blockquote type="cite"><tt>\newdimen \globalhsize</tt>
<p style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px;
margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;
line-height:100%;"><tt>\globalhsize = \hsize</tt></p>
<p style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px;
margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;
line-height:100%;"><tt>\hsize = 3 in</tt></p>
<p style="-qt-paragraph-type:empty; margin-top:0px;
margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px;
-qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; line-height:100%;"><tt><br>
</tt></p>
<p style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px;
margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;
line-height:100%;"><tt>\newtoks \globalfootlinetoks</tt></p>
<p style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px;
margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;
line-height:100%;"><tt>\globalfootlinetoks = \expandafter
{\makefootline}</tt></p>
<p style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px;
margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;
line-height:100%;"><tt>\def \makefootline {\hsize = \globalhsize
\the \globalfootlinetoks}</tt></p>
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margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px;
-qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; line-height:100%;"><tt><br>
</tt></p>
<p style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px;
margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;
line-height:100%;"><tt>\footline = {left\hfil right} </tt></p>
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margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px;
-qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; line-height:100%;"><tt><br>
</tt></p>
<p style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px;
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line-height:100%;"><tt>\noindent The Leith police dismisseth us,
for we sufficeth them. The quick brown fox jumps right over
the lazy dog's back. Mary had a little lamb, and a little bear
— I often saw her little lamb, but I never saw her bare ! Now
is the time for all good men to come to the aid of the party.</tt></p>
<p style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px;
margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;
line-height:100%;"><tt>\end</tt></p>
</blockquote>
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-- <br>
<i>Philip Taylor</i><tt><br>
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