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% Packages are components that add functionality to base LaTeX
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\usepackage{array,ragged2e}
\usepackage{longtable}

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% https://ctan.org/pkg/markdown
\usepackage[smartEllipses]{markdown}
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%  Insert random text of X length
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\usepackage{blindtext}

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%  This package allows you to create postscript
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% https://ctan.org/pkg/tikz
\usepackage{tikz}

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% https://ctan.org/pkg/listings
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%  This package enables a suite of
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% https://ctan.org/pkg/pstricks
\usepackage{pstricks}


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% https://ctan.org/pkg/xifthen
\usepackage{xifthen}

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% Insert QR codes into documents.
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% https://ctan.org/pkg/qrcode
\usepackage{qrcode}


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% Create inline bib. entries for annotated bibs. etc.
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% https://ctan.org/pkg/bibentry
\usepackage{bibentry}

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% T1 Font encoding for using non 7-bit fonts
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% https://ctan.org/pkg/bibentry
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% Allows you to do relative-path include/inserts of other files
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% https://ctan.org/pkg/import
\usepackage{import}

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% Table management enhancements
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% https://ctan.org/pkg/booktabs
\usepackage{booktabs} % Top and bottom rules for tables

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% Create document indexes
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% https://ctan.org/pkg/makeidx
\usepackage{makeidx}

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% Create files from within a LaTeX file
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%  an example use is to directly inline write
%  a .bib file, load that file, and use its
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% https://ctan.org/pkg/filecontents
\usepackage{filecontents}

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% Add block style comments (hidden during
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% https://ctan.org/pkg/comment
\usepackage{comment}

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% https://ctan.org/pkg/currfile
\usepackage{currfile}

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% The verbatim package for inserting
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% https://ctan.org/pkg/alltt
\usepackage{alltt}



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% https://ctan.org/pkg/stringstrings
\usepackage{stringstrings}

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% String manipulation tools
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% https://ctan.org/pkg/colophon
\usepackage{colophon}

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% https://ctan.org/pkg/xstring
\usepackage{xstring}

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% figure animation management for digital
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% https://ctan.org/pkg/animate
\usepackage{animate}

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% Color manipulation and features
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% https://ctan.org/pkg/xcolor
\usepackage{xcolor}

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% Context sensitive quotations
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% https://ctan.org/pkg/csquotes
\usepackage{csquotes}

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% table cell manipulation (carriage returns in cells)
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% https://ctan.org/pkg/makecell
\usepackage{makecell}

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% Bibliography management
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% https://ctan.org/pkg/biblatex
\usepackage[\biblatexoptions]{biblatex}

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% Date, time, timezone formatting
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% https://ctan.org/pkg/datetime2
\usepackage[\datetimeargs]{datetime2}

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% options for coloring tables (such as specific cells)
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% https://ctan.org/pkg/colortbl
\usepackage{colortbl}

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% tables with options such as scaling to page width
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% https://ctan.org/pkg/tabularx
\usepackage{tabularx}

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% Allows use of Lorum ipsum typesetting placeholder text.
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% https://ctan.org/pkg/lipsum
\usepackage{lipsum}

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% Set up multiple colume alignments
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% https://ctan.org/pkg/multicol
\usepackage{multicol}



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% multilingual support
%  Wingardium LaTeXosa!
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% https://ctan.org/pkg/babel
\usepackage[\babelargs]{babel}

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% Adding better support for captions
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% https://ctan.org/pkg/caption
\usepackage{caption}

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% Options for floating object such as tables
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% https://ctan.org/pkg/float
\usepackage{float}

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% Better graphics support with extended
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% https://ctan.org/pkg/graphicx
\usepackage{graphicx}

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% Hypertex + links in documents
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% https://ctan.org/pkg/hyperref
%\usepackage[\hyperrefoptions]{hyperref}

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% Adds functionality for modifying
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% https://ctan.org/pkg/ulem
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\usepackage{ulem}

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% Custom page layout settings including
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% https://ctan.org/pkg/geometry
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%\usepackage{geometry}

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% Set global indent policies
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% https://ctan.org/pkg/paredent
%\usepackage{paredent}


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% This package gives cross-referencing features including the
%  little s-circle needed for my legal citations
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% https://ctan.org/pkg/cleveref
\usepackage{cleveref}


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% ensure package is loaded at start of processing
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\RequirePackage{currfile}

% using xcolor we define a set if colors that
%  can be used for actions such as adding colors
%  to individual table cells.
\definecolor{amber}{rgb}{1.0, 0.75, 0.0}
\definecolor{bananamania}{rgb}{0.98, 0.91, 0.71}
\definecolor{burlywood}{rgb}{0.87, 0.72, 0.53}
\definecolor{darkorange}{rgb}{1.0, 0.55, 0.0}
\definecolor{grannysmithapple}{rgb}{0.66, 0.89, 0.63}
\definecolor{heliotrope}{rgb}{0.87, 0.45, 1.0}
\definecolor{lavenderblue}{rgb}{0.8, 0.8, 1.0}



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