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\documentclass{tlc3exa}
\pagestyle{empty}
\setcounter{page}{6}
\setlength\textwidth{183.0pt}
%StartShownPreambleCommands
\fontencoding{T1}\selectfont
%StopShownPreambleCommands

\begin{document}
Using the \verb=\symbol= command you can access any
glyph in a font, if you know its position in the
encoding. For example, \symbol{"DE}, \symbol{'237}
or~\symbol{32}.  \par    However, if available,
standard text commands are preferable, because they
work correctly in different font encodings.
\end{document}