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\providecommand*{\DUtitle}[2][class-arg]{%
  % call \DUtitle#1{#2} if it exists:
  \ifcsname DUtitle#1\endcsname%
    \csname DUtitle#1\endcsname{#2}%
  \else
    \smallskip\noindent\textbf{#2}\smallskip%
  \fi
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\providecommand*{\DUCLASScontents}{%
  \renewenvironment{itemize}%
    {\begin{list}{}{\setlength{\partopsep}{0pt}
                    \setlength{\parsep}{0pt}}
                   }%
    {\end{list}}%
}za
% character width in monospaced font
\newlength{\ttemwidth}
\settowidth{\ttemwidth}{\ttfamily M}c