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%%  Ein Beispiel der DANTE-Edition
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%%  Beispiel 15-02-58 auf Seite 742.
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verbatimtex
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\documentclass[]{article}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage{textcomp}
\begin{document}
etex
% --- start of displayed preamble in the book ---
input metaobj;
% --- end of displayed preamble in the book ---
beginfig(1)
newCircle.Start("Start");newBox.Ende("Ende");
Start.c=origin; Ende.c=Start.c+(2cm,2cm);
ncbox(Start)(Ende);% geht nur bis zum Zentrum!
ncbox(Start)(Ende) "nodesepA(1cm)", "nodesepB(7mm)";
ncbox(Ende)(Start) "boxsize(1.5cm)", "nodesepA(1cm)",
  "nodesepB(7mm)", "linearc(4mm)",
  "linestyle(dashed evenly)";
ncarcbox(Start)(Ende) "boxsize(1cm)",
  "arcangleA(30)", "linecolor(red)";
drawObj(Start,Ende);
endfig;
end;
\end{document}