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% Redefine "thebibliography" to remove the "References".
% Document should use explicit \section command instead.
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\NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}[2001/06/01]
\ProvidesPackage{specialbibsection}[2006/08/23 v1.0]
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\def\thebibliography#1{\vspace{3ex}\list
  {[\arabic{enumi}]}{\settowidth\labelwidth{[#1]}\leftmargin\labelwidth
    \advance\leftmargin\labelsep
    \usecounter{enumi}}
    \def\newblock{\hskip .11em plus .33em minus -.07em}
    \sloppy\clubpenalty4000\widowpenalty4000
    \sfcode`\.=1000\relax}
