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\section*{Lesson 7: \today}

During the lesson we will fill in this ``blank'' LaTex document.

\begin{figure}
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[height=3.0in,angle=0.0]{latex.eps}
\end{center}
\caption{Layout of a LaTex page.}
\end{figure}

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