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|                        TEXT1 \skipafterdivider COMMAND                      |
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The  \skipafterdivider  command   is  always  used  in   conjunction  with  the
\footnoteformat  (\fnf) command,  and will  set  the amount  of vertical  space
between  the footnote  divider  and the  beginning  of the  text  of the  first
footnote.  The format for the \skipafterdivider command is:                    
                                                                               
          \footnoteformat{                                                     
          \skipafterdivider{xx}                                                
          }                                                                    
                                                                               
Where "xx" is expressed in \baselines or any valid TeX measurement (pt, pc, in,
etc.). For example,                                                            
                                                                               
         \footnoteformat{                                                      
         \skipafterdivider{5pt}                                                
         }                                                                     
                                                                               
would put five points of vertical space  between the the footnote dividing rule
and the text of the first footnote.