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aesop-fables-xltx
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A typesetting project
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+ This repository contains a version of
Aesop's Fables, typeset with LaTeX.
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+The full text used can be obtained from [The Gutenburg Project](https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/21/pg21.txt)
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+(This repository remains a WIP)
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