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I want to define environments which are based on verbatim. For example:


\newenvironment{smallverbatim}{\begin{verbatim}\small}{\end{verbatim}}

\begin{smallverbatim}
Some text in here.
\end{smallverbatim}


This doesn't work because LaTex apparently doesn't expand the macros when looking
for the string "\end{verbatim}"; it tells me "File ended while scanning use of
\@xverbatim". 

Is there any way I can do this? Do not be deceived by the simple example; my
actual environments are more complicated than the simple example.

-- David Cogen.