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%%  Example 02-11-10 on page 69.
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\documentclass[]{article}
\pagestyle{empty}
\setlength\textwidth{177.70511pt}
\setlength\parindent{0pt}

\usepackage{makecell}

\begin{document}
\setcellgapes{5pt}\makegapedcells
\begin{tabular}{@{}c@{}}\hline
normal row\\\hline
top and bottom\\\hline
top and bottom\\\hline
\end{tabular}\\[10pt]
\nomakegapedcells
\begin{tabular}{@{}c@{}}\hline
normal row\\\hline
top and bottom\\\hline
top and bottom\\\hline
\end{tabular}
\end{document}
