\def\blankstyle{
    \headline={}
    \footline={}}

\def\frontmatterstyle{
    \headline={}
    \footline={\_hss\rmfixed \romannumeral\_folio \_hss}}


\def\essaytitle#1{\ul{#1}}

% --- strikeouts
% --- TODO this should be moved into sal.otx probably
\def\cancel#1#{\isempty{#1}\iftrue \afterfi{\cancel/}
   \else
      \lowercase{\casesof #1}
        /  {\let\cancline=\drawFslash}
        \\ {\let\cancline=\drawBslash}
        x  {\def\cancline{\drawBslash\drawFslash}}
        -  {\let\cancline=\drawHline}
        \_finc {}%
      \ea\cancelA
   \fi
}
\def\cancelA{\ifmmode \ea\cancelM \else \ea\cancelT \fi}
\def\cancelT#1{\setbox0=\hbox{#1}\cancelF} % text mode
\def\cancelM#1{\mathstyles{\setbox0=\hbox{$\currstyle#1$}\cancelF}} % math mode
\def\cancelF{\edef\tmp{\cancline}\quitvmode\box0 \pdfliteral{q \useit{\cancelparams} \tmp S Q}}
\def\drawFslash{\bp{-\wd0} \bp{-\dp0} m 0 \bp{\ht0} l } % forward slash
\def\drawBslash{\bp{-\wd0} \bp{\ht0} m 0 \bp{-\dp0} l } % backward slash
\def\drawHline {\bp{-\wd0} \bp{.5ex} m 0 \bp{.5ex} l }  % horizontal line
\def\cancelparams{1 0 0 RG 1 J .6 w} % color RG linetype J linewidth w
% ---------

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