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Lee Daniel Crocker scripsit:

> Ick. Why? The publishing industry has been moving away from
> justified text for years, since ragged-right text is almost always
> more readable. Why bring it back?

Because this is a book, and books are almost invariably set with
justified text. I can hardly find an exception on my very numerous
shelves, except for ones published in typewriter font (thankfully few).

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