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\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{amsfonts}
\usepackage{amssymb}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\pagenumbering{gobble}
\usepackage{verbatim}
\immediate\write18{texcount -tex -sum \jobname.tex > \jobname.wordcount.tex}
% Keywords command
\providecommand{\keywords}[1]
{
\small
\textbf{\textit{Keywords---}} #1
}
\title{Abstract, keywords and references template}
\author{Author Surname$^{1}$, Someone Else$^{2}$ \\
\small $^{1}$University A \\
\small $^{2}$University B \\
}
\date{} % Comment this line to show today's date
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\maketitle
\begin{abstract}
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\end{abstract} \hspace{10pt}
%TC:ignore
\keywords{one, two, three, four}
\begin{thebibliography}{00}
\bibitem{b2} Clarke, Arthur C. 2001: A Space Odyssey. New York: Roc, 1968. 297.
\end{thebibliography}
%TC:endignore
% Word count
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