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Prior to the advent of computer printers that made proportional fonts easily obtainable, every typed letter consumed the same amount of horizontal space, and it was customary to type two spaces after the period that ended every complete sentence. When using proportional fonts, a single space after the period that ends a sentence is customary.

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