A new compactification of the moduli space of curves
Compositio Mathematica, Volume 78 (1991) no. 3, p. 297-313 
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Schubert, David. A new compactification of the moduli space of curves. Compositio Mathematica, Volume 78 (1991) no. 3, pp. 297-313. http://www.numdam.org/item/CM_1991__78_3_297_0/

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