LaTeX Article Template

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\begin{document}

\title{\TeX\ and \LaTeX}   % type title between braces
\author{Tom Scavo}         % type author(s) between braces
\date{October 27, 1995}    % type date between braces
\maketitle

\begin{abstract}
  A brief introduction to \TeX\ and \LaTeX
\end{abstract}

\section{\TeX}             % section 1
\subsection{History}       % subsection 1.1

\section{\LaTeX}           % section 2
\subsection{Usage}         % subsection 2.1

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