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\documentclass[]{exaarticle}
\pagestyle{empty}
\setlength\textwidth{352.81416pt}

%StartShownPreambleCommands
\usepackage{xcoffins,xcolor}
\NewCoffin \ExampleCoffin
%StopShownPreambleCommands
\begin{document}
  \begin{minipage}{0.4\textwidth}
    \SetHorizontalCoffin\ExampleCoffin
      {\color{black!10}\rule{1 in}{1 in}}
    \DisplayCoffinHandles\ExampleCoffin{black}
  \end{minipage}
  \hspace{2cm}
  \begin{minipage}{0.4\textwidth}
    \SetVerticalCoffin\ExampleCoffin{1 in}
      {\color{black!10}\rule{1 in}{1 in}}
    \DisplayCoffinHandles\ExampleCoffin{black}
  \end{minipage}
\end{document}