Where you can obtain this file

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    ftp.tex.ac.uk : pub/archive
    ftp.shsu.edu : tex-archive

in the

    documentation

subdirectory, as the file

    metafont-for-beginners.tex

Also from:

    niord.shsu.edu : faq/faq.mf

For those without ftp, it can be received by email from:

    fileserv@shsu.edu

by sending the one-line message:

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