Je kent het misschien wel van vroeger, de oude boeken (vooral christelijke) hadden altijd zo van die versierde eerste letters.

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<p><span>O</span>h, that surprising egret
sweepingly pinched opposite to
some lucky gull. Goodness, one conductive hamster
gauchely cracked unlike the timorous hyena.
Goodness, this genial goldfinch ignobly cracked
inside a steadfast gull. Darn, the inanimate woodchuck
destructively shrugged off the unproductive chameleon.
Um, a mammoth is far less festive
than an watchful orca.</p>

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