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<h3><a name="s03_07_02">3.7.2 </a>chars.inc</h3>
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This file includes 26 upper-case letter and other characters defined as objects. The size of all characters is 4 *
5 * 1. The center of the bottom side of a character face is set to the origin, so you may need to translate a
character appropriately before rotating it about the x or z axes.
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Letters:<br> <code> char_A, char_B, char_C,<br> char_D, char_E, char_F,<br> char_G, char_H, char_I,<br> char_J,
char_K, char_L,<br> char_M, char_N, char_O,<br> char_P, char_Q, char_R,<br> char_S, char_T, char_U,<br> char_V,
char_W, char_X,<br> char_Y, char_Z<br> </code>
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Numerals:<br> <code> char_0, char_1,<br> char_2, char_3,<br> char_4, char_5,<br> char_6, char_7,<br> char_8, char_9<br>
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Symbols:<br> <code> char_Dash, char_Plus, char_ExclPt,<br> char_Amps, char_Num, char_Dol,<br> char_Perc, char_Astr,
char_Hat, <br> char_LPar, char_RPar, char_AtSign,<br> char_LSqu, char_RSqu<br> </code>
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#include "chars.inc"
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object {char_A ...}
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