% FUßNOTENNUMMERIERUNG UNTERDRÜCKEN
\long\def\symbolfootnote[#1]#2{
\begingroup\def\thefootnote{\fnsymbol{footnote}}
\footnote[#1]{#2}\endgroup}
% for unnumbered footnotes, use 
% \symbolfootnote[0]{text here}... 
% 1=*, 2=dagger, 3=doubledagger, etc.
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