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  \end {verbatim*}
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First of Chris Rowley's fiendish tests:
\begin{verbatim}
the double end test<text>
\end
or even verbatim

Another of Chris' devils: 

the single brace test<text>
\end{not the end
Back to my own tests: myverbatim14#