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23 \noindent An~itemized list:
26 \:It is an important and popular fact that things are not always what
27 they seem. For instance, on the planet Earth, man had always assumed
28 that he was more intelligent than dolphins because he had achieved so
29 much -- the wheel, New York, wars and so on -- whilst all the dolphins
30 had ever done was muck about in the water having a good time. But
31 conversely, the dolphins had always believed that they were far more
32 intelligent than man -- for precisely the same reasons.
33 \:Curiously enough, the dolphins had long known of the impending
34 destruction of the of the planet Earth and had made many attempts to
35 alert mankind to the danger; but most of their communications were
36 misinterpreted\dots{} --- Douglas Addams: HHG
40 \: Secundus %% are spaces eaten correctly?
54 Lo and behold: |a quick brown fox| {\showspacestrue |jumps over the lazy dog|} |!@#$%^&*()\_|
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