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+library(knitr)
+opts_chunk$set(
+    echo = FALSE,
+    cache = FALSE,
+    tidy = FALSE,
+    fig.width = 8,
+    fig.height = 5,
+    fig.align = "center",
+    out.width = "0.8\\textwidth",
+    dev.args = list(family = "Palatino"))
+