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1.  Introduction

2.  General Analytic Expressions
  2.1  Assumptions
  2.2  Continuous Creation, Single Luminosity
  2.3  Single Burst, Luminosity Spectrum
  2.4  Continuous Creation, Luminosity Spectrum

3.  Expressions Specific to the Standard Adiabatic Evolution
  3.1  Continuous Creation, Single Luminosity
  3.2  Single Burst, Luminosity Spectrum
  3.3  Continuous Creation, Luminosity Spectrum
  3.4  Robustness of Result:  Momentum-Conserving Evolution

4.  Deriving the Mechanical LF from the H II Region LF
  4.1  Analytic Evolution of the H II Region LF
  4.2  Discussion of Evolutionary Effects
  4.3  Unsaturated (low-N) Clusters

5.  Comparison with H I Observations:  4 nearby galaxies
  5.1  Slope of N(R)
  5.2  Normalization of N(R):  including SN Rates
  5.3  Peak in N(R):  SNRs

6.  Superbubbles and the ISM
  6.1  The Smallest and Largest Shells
  6.2  Porosity of the ISM:  including the Milky Way

7.  Conclusion

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