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\usepackage{epigraph} 
\setlength{\epigraphwidth}{\textwidth}
\renewcommand{\epigraphflush}{center} % center box that epigraph is in
\renewcommand{\sourceflush}{center} % center Lenin's name

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% number sections like the original
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\renewcommand\thesubsection{\arabic{subsection}.}

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\title{The Road to Revolution}
\author{Ho Chi Minh, 1927 \linebreak Translated by VietAnon \linebreak Typeset by \LaTeX\,Anon}
\date{\today}

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\hyphenation{pro-vin-ces}
\hyphenation{Fre-nch}
\hyphenation{inter-natio-na-lism}
\hyphenation{inter-natio-nal}
\hyphenation{Wo-men}
\hyphenation{Ja-pa-nese}
\hyphenation{con-gress}
\hyphenation{re-vo-lu-tio-na-ry}

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\begin{document}

{
% always use 12pt on the front page
% it won't look exactly like the onecolumn version either way because of pdfbook2, but at least the text is nicer to read
\twelvepoint

\maketitle

\epigraph{\twelvepoint Without revolutionary theory there can be no revolutionary movement…the role of vanguard fighter can be fulfilled only by a party that is guided by the most advanced theory.}{\twelvepoint V.I. Lenin, \emph{What is to be done}.}

%UNION OF THE OPPRESSED PEOPLE
%SEAL OF THE MINISTRY OF PROPAGANDA

\centerline{Published by The Association of Oppressed Ethnic Groups in Asia.}

~ % force new line

\centerline{Footnotes from the source PDF use arabic numerals.}
\centerline{Footnotes added in the English translation use roman numerals.}
}

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\clearpage

\input{chap1}
\input{chap2}
\input{chap3}
\input{chap4}
\input{chap6}

\end{document}