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\documentclass{article} \newcount\n \newcommand{\astsfast}[1]{% \n=#1 \begingroup \aftergroup\edef\aftergroup\asts\aftergroup{% \loop \ifnum\n>0 \aftergroup*\advance\n-1 \repeat \aftergroup}\endgroup} \begin{document} \astsfast{10000} \end{document}