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 a postscript image to print on multiple pages)108 96 Q F1(SYNOPSIS)72
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(rlapping images for easier assembling.).15 F .348
(The input picture will be)5.348 F(scaled to obtain the desired size.)
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contents, it clearly)3.852 F -.1(wo)108 242.4 S
(rks for both black-and-white and color postscript.).1 E 2.542 -.8(To c)
108 259.2 T .942(ontrol its operation, you need to specify either the s\
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(image:)108 271.2 Q 6.67(-G)108 288 S -2.15 -.25(iv e)-6.67 H 2.826(nt)
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(to \214ll these sheets optimally with the input image.)118 300 Q 6.67
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(ault is set at compile time, being A4 in the standard package.)-.1 E
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