Date: 13 Oct 1993 12:31:56 -0400 (EDT)
From: Michael Downes <MJD@MATH.AMS.ORG>
Subject: Around the Bend #13
To: info-tex@shsu.edu
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*** Exercise 13 (fast):

(a) If \endlinechar does not have category 5 do you still get a \par
from a blank line?

(b) If \endlinechar=-1 do you still get a \par from a blank line?

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