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1.1       root        1: #print
                      2: You can also use relative addresses of the +1 or -1
                      3: sort with context searches.  For example, to print the
                      4: line after the line containing "cat", you could say
                      5: 
                      6:   /cat/+1p
                      7: 
                      8: Here is a file "text".  Print the line before the line
                      9: containing "florin".  Then leave the editor and type "ready".
                     10: #create text
                     11:    The United Netherlands are a confederacy of republics,
                     12: or rather of aristocracies of a very remarkable texture, yet
                     13: confirming all the lessons derived from those which we
                     14: have already reviewed.
                     15:    The union is composed of seven coequal and sovereign
                     16: states, and each state or province is a composition of
                     17: equal and independent cities.  In all important cases, not
                     18: only the provinces but the cities must be unanimous.
                     19:    The sovereignty of the union is represented by the
                     20: States-General, consisting usually of about fifty deputies
                     21: appointed by the provinces.  They hold their seats, some
                     22: for life, some for six, three, and one years; from two
                     23: provinces they continue in appointment during pleasure.
                     24:    The States-General have authority to enter into
                     25: treaties and alliances; to make war and peace; to raise
                     26: armies and equip fleets; to ascertain quotas and
                     27: demand contributions.  In all these cases, however, unanimity
                     28: and sanction of their constituents are requisite.
                     29: They have authority to appoint and receive ambassadors;
                     30: to execute treaties and alliances already formed; to
                     31: provide for the collection of duties on imports and exports;
                     32: to regulate the mint with a saving to the provincial
                     33: rights; to govern as sovereigns the dependent territories.
                     34: The provinces are restrained, unless with the general
                     35: consent, from entering into foreign treaties; from
                     36: establishing imposts injurious to others, or charging
                     37: their neighbors with higher duties than their own subjects.  A
                     38: council of state, a chamber of accounts, with five colleges
                     39: of admiralty, aid and fortify the federal administration.
                     40:    The executive magistrate of the Union is the
                     41: stadtholder, who is now an hereditary prince.  His principal
                     42: weight and influence in the republic are derived from his
                     43: independent title; from his great patrimonial estates;
                     44: from his family connections with some of the chief
                     45: potentates of Europe; and, more that all, perhaps, from his
                     46: being stadtholder in the several provinces, as well as for
                     47: the Union; in which provincial quality he has the
                     48: appointment of town magistrates under certain regulations,
                     49: executes provincial decrees, presides when he pleases in
                     50: the provincial tribunals, and has throughout the power
                     51: of pardon.
                     52:    As stadtholder of the Union, he has, however,
                     53: considerable prerogatives.
                     54:    In his political capacity he has authority to settle
                     55: disputes between the provinces, when other methods fail; to
                     56: assist at the deliberations of the States-General and at
                     57: their particular conferences; to give audiences to foreign
                     58: ambassadors and to keep agents for his particular affairs
                     59: at foreign courts.
                     60:    In his military capacity he commands the federal
                     61: troops, provides for garrisons, and in general regulates
                     62: military affairs; disposes of all appointments, from
                     63: colonels to ensigns, and of the governments and posts of
                     64: fortified towns.
                     65:    In his marine capacity he is admiral-general and
                     66: superintends and directs every thing relative to naval forces
                     67: and other naval affairs; presides in the admiralties in
                     68: person or by proxy; appoints lieutenant-admirals and
                     69: other officers; and establishes councils of war, whose
                     70: sentences are not executed till he approves them.
                     71:    His revenue, exclusive of his private income, amounts
                     72: to 300,000 florins.  The standing army which he commands
                     73: consists of about 40,000 men.
                     74: #create x2
                     75: :   His revenue, exclusive of his private income, amounts
                     76: #copyout
                     77: #user
                     78: #uncopyout
                     79: grep exclusive .ocopy >x1
                     80: tail -1 x1 >x3
                     81: #cmp x3 x2
                     82: #log
                     83: #next
                     84: 51.2b 5

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