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-.. raw:: latex
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- \dropcap{a}
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-lmost as rarely as an alchemist producing gold from base metal, the
+|A|\lmost as rarely as an alchemist producing gold from base metal, the
compilation process turns your source file into a story file (though the
more usual outcome is a reproachful explanation of why -- *again* --
that hasn't happened). The magic is performed by the compiler program,