Next Object id already assigned

I originally posted this problem under "stored proc won't compile" in
the programming group, but now that I've found more detail, I think it
is better suited to this group with a different title.
I can't create any objects in master. What I've found is that the
dbi_nextid is already assigned to another object. Can anyone offer
any suggestions? DBCC checkcatalog and dbcc checkdb return no errors.
create proc simpleproc as select * from sysobjects
returns
Server: Msg 2714, Level 16, State 5, Procedure simpleproc, Line 1
There is already an object named 'simpleproc' in the database.
Further research has found the the dbi_nextid is already in use.
DBCC TRACEON(3604)
DBCC DBINFO('master')
DBCC TRACEOFF(3604)
returns
dbi_nextid = 1537440551
select name, type, id, crdate from sysobjects where id = 1537440551
returns
name type id crdate
sp_dropmergearticle P 1537440551 2003-03-09 18:00:50.177
select max(id) from master.dbo.sysobjects
returns
2145442717
@.@.version =
Microsoft SQL Server 2000 - 8.00.760 (Intel X86)
Dec 17 2002 14:22:05
Copyright (c) 1988-2003 Microsoft Corporation
Enterprise Edition on Windows NT 5.0 (Build 2195: Service Pack 4)> Server: Msg 2714, Level 16, State 5, Procedure simpleproc, Line 1
> There is already an object named 'simpleproc' in the database.
>
> Further research has found the the dbi_nextid is already in use.
Why did you go further? It appears you already have a procedure named
simpleproc, and this is why you can't create another one. How about change
the name to splungeproc and see if that works. Why are you creating these
procs in master anyway? How many objects are in master now?
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