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\title{Minimal Working Example}
\date{February 2019}

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Let's talk about $\sin$. This is a very interesting trigonometric function. I have so many interesting things to say about this function.

Let's talk about \sin. This is a very interesting trigonometric function. I have so many interesting things to say about this function.

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