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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=(3cm,1cm);

defaultfont:="ptmr8r";
warningcheck:=0;
beginfig(1)
ncangle(a)(b) "angleA(-90)", "angleB(80)",
  "linecolor(blue)","linewidth(1pt)","armB(2cm)";
drawObj(a,b);
endfig;
end;