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72 72 scale	% scale coordinate system so units are inches, not points
2 2 translate	% put origin 2 inches from lower left of page

/Symbol findfont 4 scalefont setfont
% current font is now Symbol about 4 inches high
gsave	% save graphics state (coordinate system & stuff)
.5 setgray
60 rotate
0 0 moveto (abcde) show
grestore	% restore previous graphics state

/Helvetica-Bold findfont .2 scalefont setfont
% current font is now slanted Helvetica about .2 inches high
0 4 moveto (Postscript is good at this stuff) show

/Times-Italic findfont 2 scalefont setfont
% current font is now italic Times about 2 inches high
1 0 0 setrgbcolor
0 6 moveto (yowza!) show

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