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input metaobj
% Circles produced as before

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newCircle.a(btex start etex);
newCircle.b(btex end etex);
a.c=origin;
b.c-a.c=(1.5cm,1cm);

defaultfont:="ptmr8r";
warningcheck:=0;
beginfig(1)
ncarcbox(a)(b) "arcangleA(-30)",
"linecolor(blue)","linewidth(1pt)",
"nodesepA(5mm)","nodesepB(5mm)",
"boxsize(1cm)";
ncarc(a)(b)
"arcangleA(-30)", "arcangleB(-30)",
"linestyle(dashed evenly)";
drawObj(a,b);
endfig;
end;