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|                        TEXT1 \beforefootnoteskip COMMAND                    |
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The  \beforefootnoteskip  command  is  always  used  in  conjunction  with  the
\footnoteformat  (\fnf) command,  and will  set  the amount  of vertical  space
between  the  page  text  and  the   footnote  divider.   The  format  for  the
\beforefootnoteskip command is:                                                
                                                                               
          \footnoteformat{                                                     
          \beforefootnoteskip{xx}                                              
          }                                                                    
                                                                               
Where "xx" is any valid TeX measurement (pt, pc, in, etc.). For example,       
                                                                               
         \footnoteformat{                                                      
         \beforefootnoteskip{1.5in}                                            
         }                                                                     
                                                                               
would put one and  one-half inches of vertical space between  the page text and
the footnote dividing rule.