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\documentclass[]{exaarticle}
\pagestyle{empty}
\setlength\textwidth{166.324pt}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[ngerman]{babel}
\usepackage{textdemo,fancybox}
\setlength\textwidth{6cm}
\setlength\textheight{8cm}
\usepackage{xcolor}\let\Rule\rule
\renewcommand\rule[2]{{\color{lightgray}\Rule{#1}{#2}}}
\fancypage{\setlength\fboxsep{4pt}\fbox}{}
\AtBeginDocument{\sloppy\vspace*{5mm}}
\StartShownPreambleCommands

\StopShownPreambleCommands
\begin{document}
\textDemo \textDemo
\begin{figure}[!htb]
\begin{minipage}{\textwidth}
\centering\rule{0.75\linewidth}{1cm}
\caption[Ein breiter, schwarzer Strich]
        {Ein breiter, schwarzer Strich${}^a$}
\footnotetext[1]{Manchmal auch blau}
\end{minipage}
\end{figure}
\textDemo
\end{document}