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%% The LaTeX Companion, 3ed
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%% Example 8-3-12 on page I-610 in "High-level line commands (originating from epic or eepic)".
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%% Copyright (C) 2022 Frank Mittelbach
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%% of this license or (at your option) any later version.
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%% See https://www.latex-project.org/lppl.txt for details.
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\documentclass{tlc3exa}
\pagestyle{empty}
\setcounter{page}{6}
\setlength\textwidth{135.0pt}
%StartShownPreambleCommands
\usepackage{bxeepic} \setlength{\unitlength}{1mm}
%StopShownPreambleCommands

\begin{document}
\begin{picture}(55,22)(0,-2)
\dashline{10}(0,20)(45,20)     \dashline{15}(0,16)(45,16)
\dashline[-30]{7}(0,12)(45,12) \dashline[+10]{7}(0,8)(45,8)
\thicklines
\dashline[+20]{5}(0,4)(45,4)   \dashline[+45]{5}(0,0)(45,0)
\end{picture}
\end{document}