% This macro source file is from the four volume series
% "TeX in Practice" by Stephan von Bechtolsheim, published
% 1993 by Springer-Verlag, New York.
% Copyright 1993 Stephan von Bechtolsheim.
% No warranty or liability is assumed.
% This macro may be copied freely if no fees other than
% media cost or shipping charges are charged and as long
% as this copyright and the following source code itself
% is not changed. Please see the series for further information.
%
% Version: 1.0
% Date: May 1, 1993
%
%
% This source code is documented in 11.4.6, p. II-85.
% Original source in file "par2.TEX", starting line 1864.
\wlog{L: "bletpar.tip" ["par2.TEX," l. 1864, p. II-85]}%
% This file DOES belong to format "texip."
\InputD{box-mac.tip}
\catcode`\@ = 11
\newdimen\@BigLetDown
\newdimen\@BigLetDimen
\newcount\@BigLetCount
\newbox\@BigLetBox
\newdimen\BigLetSep
\BigLetSep = 2pt
\newdimen\BigLetH
\BigLetH = 2pt
\def\BigLetPar #1{%
   \par
   \setbox\@BigLetBox = \hbox{#1\hskip\BigLetSep}%
   \setbox\@BigLetBox = \vtop{%
       \dimen0 = \baselineskip
       \offinterlineskip
       \hbox{}
       \vskip -0.7\dimen0
       \box\@BigLetBox
       \vbox to \BigLetH{}
   }%
   \@BigLetDimen = \dp\@BigLetBox
   \advance\@BigLetDimen by 0.7\baselineskip
   \advance\@BigLetDimen by 1.0\baselineskip
   \divide\@BigLetDimen by \baselineskip
   \@BigLetCount = \@BigLetDimen
   \dp\@BigLetBox = 0pt
   \hangafter = -\@BigLetCount
   \hangindent = \wd\@BigLetBox
   \noindent
   \hskip -\hangindent
   \box \@BigLetBox
   \ignorespaces
}
\catcode`\@ = 12