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%D We prefer the more readable variant than in plain
%D \TEX. User should only use \type {\emptybox}:
-\newbox\voidbox
+\newbox\voidbox % public
+
+\let\normalhbox\hbox
+\let\normalvbox\vbox
-\def\emptybox {\box \voidbox}
\def\unvoidbox{\unhbox\voidbox}
+\def\emptybox {\box \voidbox} % used in initializations so no attributes
+\def\emptyvbox{\normalvbox{}} % no copy as we need to set attributes
+\def\emptyhbox{\normalhbox{}} % no copy as we need to set attributes
\let\leavevmode\unvoidbox % we prefer to use \dontleavehmode