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+%\documentclass[11pt,twocolumn]{article}
+\documentclass[11pt]{article}
+\usepackage{fullpage}
+
+\usepackage{graphicx}
+\usepackage{url}
+\usepackage{parskip}
+
+\usepackage{charter}
+\usepackage{courier}
+\frenchspacing
+
+% without help, latex sets these characters in the wrong font inside \tt
+% (I thought this was mostly fixed, but it's still happening in some cases)
+\newcommand{\us}{{\tt\char`\_}}
+\newcommand{\bra}{{\tt\char`\{}}
+\newcommand{\ket}{{\tt\char`\}}}
+\newcommand{\bs}{{\tt\char`\\}}
+\newcommand{\caret}{{\tt\char`\^}}
+
+%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
+
+\title{The Swallowtail Bugtracking System}
+\author{David A. Holland}
+\date{September 3, 2012}
+
+\begin{document}
+\maketitle
+
+\section{Introduction}
+
+Swallowtail is a bugtracking system meant to serve as a migration path
+for large GNATS installations.
+
+
+\end{document}