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[blank line] [blank line] [blank line] [blank line] CHAPTER II.[*** Four blank lines above new chapter] <i>DOWN THE ATHABASCA.</i> [blank line] [blank line][*** First word is in small caps; change to mixed case.] The town of Athabasca Landing consists in all of six log buildings, picturesquely set in the deep and beautiful valley of one of the greatest rivers of America.

Chapter headings and sub-headings

We mark major divisions by preceding them with four blank lines, separating the parts within the heading area with one blank line, and separating the entire area from the body text with two blank lines.

If the first word of a chapter appears to be in Small Caps or all uppercase, change it to match the rest of the paragraph (usually normal mixed case), and do not mark it at all. Exception: if it's a name in small caps, and names are in small caps elsewhere in the book's normal text, then mark it as small caps.

Here, the title ("DOWN THE ATHABASCA") is part of the chapter heading; separate the parts of the heading with one blank line, and use two blank lines between a chapter heading area and the body of the text.

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