+%% Special footnote code from the package 'stblftnt.sty'
+%% Author: Robin Fairbairns -- Last revised Dec 13 1996
+\let\SF@@footnote\footnote
+\def\footnote{\ifx\protect\@typeset@protect
+ \expandafter\SF@@footnote
+\else
+ \expandafter\SF@gobble@opt
+\fi
+}
+\expandafter\def\csname SF@gobble@opt \endcsname{\@ifnextchar[%]
+ \SF@gobble@twobracket
+ \@gobble
+}
+\edef\SF@gobble@opt{\noexpand\protect
+ \expandafter\noexpand\csname SF@gobble@opt \endcsname}
+ \def\SF@gobble@twobracket[#1]#2{}
+