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%% The LaTeX Companion, 3ed
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%% Example 4-3-13 on page I-341 in "paracol --- Several text streams aligned".
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%% Copyright (C) 2022 Frank Mittelbach
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\documentclass{tlc3exa}
\pagestyle{empty}
\setcounter{page}{6}
\setlength\textwidth{183.0pt}
\setlength\columnsep{7pt}
%StartShownPreambleCommands
\usepackage{color,paracol}
%StopShownPreambleCommands
\begin{document}
\begin{paracol}{2} \raggedright
\setlength\leftskip{10pt}
\setlength\parindent{-\leftskip}
\begin{column} \color{blue} I just go online and
download an update. \end{column}
\begin{column} \em Ich geh mal eben auf den Strich
und lade mir ein Auffrisch herunter. \end{column}
\begin{column*}[\dotfill] \color{blue} This laptop
is missing several interfaces. \end{column*}
\begin{column} Dieser Schoßspitze
fehlt so manches Zwischengesicht. \end{column}
\end{paracol}
\end{document}