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+% Some setup for metapost
+\startMPinclusions
+
+% Use metaobj for drawing objects
+input metaobj;
+
+% Set some defaults for pretty pictures
+setObjectDefaultOption("Box")("framewidth")(.75mm);
+setObjectDefaultOption("Circle")("framewidth")(.75mm);
+setObjectDefaultOption("Circle")("circmargin")(3mm);
+%ahlength := 1.5mm;
+ahangle := 60;
+
+setCurveDefaultOption("linewidth",.75mm);
+% Add a nodesep that's equal to the linewidth, since the linewidth isn't
+% included in the bounding box for line cutoff.
+setCurveDefaultOption("nodesep",curve_linewidth_default);
+
+\stopMPinclusions