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            <span class="comment">% Assumption: cutoff ratio applies to maximum radius</span>
            <span class="keyword">if</span> (separ &gt;= this.cutoff * max(p1.radius,p2.radius))
                <span class="keyword">return</span>;
            <span class="keyword">end</span>

            <span class="comment">% Create new interaction object by copying base object</span>
            int = copy(this.b_interact);

            <span class="comment">% Set handles to interecting elements</span>
