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An Additional Page of a Chapter

This page illustrates manuscript form for a page other than the first of a chapter in a book manuscript. This page just happens to be one from the end of a chapter. An average full page should not contain many more or far fewer than 250 words.

These manuscript sample pages are based on typewritten manuscripts, but they should serve as guide to settings in a word processor that will produce acceptable hard copy. Most of this formatting is not appropriate for files for electronic submissions.

The margins have been cut off so the page will be viewable on most text browsers. The inch measurements are from the left edge of the paper. In the scale, the | represents a margin setting and a ^ represents a tab. Comments and line numbers in braces, {}, do not appear in the manuscript.

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