\def\myfilbreak{\par\vfil\penalty200\vfilneg}
% stacked horizontal lines
-\def\interscoreline{\vskip 16pt\myfilbreak}
+\ifundefined{mudelapaperinterscoreline}
+ \def\interscoreline{\vskip 16pt\myfilbreak}
+\else
+ \def\interscoreline{\vskip\mudelapaperinterscoreline pt\myfilbreak}
+\fi
\def\placebox#1#2#3{%
\botalign{\hbox{\raise #1\leftalign{\kern #2{}#3}}}}%