%% 
%%  The LaTeX Graphics Companion, 2ed (first printing May 2007)
%% 
%%  Example 2-3-1 on page 43.
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%%  Copyright (C) 2007 Michel Goossens, Frank Mittelbach, Denis Roegel, Sebastian Rahtz, Herbert Vo\ss 
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%%  It may be distributed and/or modified under the conditions
%%  of the LaTeX Project Public License, either version 1.3
%%  of this license or (at your option) any later version.
%% 
%%  See http://www.latex-project.org/lppl.txt for details.
%% 

\documentclass{ttctexa}
\pagestyle{empty}
\setcounter{page}{6}
\setlength\textwidth{135.83385pt}

\makeatletter
  \def\@badlinearg{\typeout{Normally this gives an error, but
     for the example in the book we carry on}}
\makeatother

\StartShownPreambleCommands

\StopShownPreambleCommands
\begin{document}
\begin{picture}(0,0)
  \put(0,0) {\circle{80}} \put(0,0) {\circle*{24}}
  \put(30,0){\circle{40}} \put(30,0){\circle*{16}}
  \put(15,0){\oval(90,60)}
  \put(0,12){\line(15,-2){30}} \put(0,-12){\line(15,2){30}}
  \thicklines
  \put(-5,-40){\vector(2,6){25}}
\end{picture}
\end{document}