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+Name of contribution: blindtext (V2.0)
+Name and email: Knut Lickert <knut@lickert.net>
+Location on CTAN: tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/blindtext
+Summary description: Package for writing text
+License type: LaTeX Project Public License
+
+blindtext.sty: Create dummy text.
+
+Can be used to create examples with a lot text to become a feeling
+for the look of classes, packages...
+
+Some macros:
+- \blindtext creates some text,
+- \Blindtext creates more text.
+- \blinddocument creates a small document with sections, lists...
+- \Blinddocument creates a large document with sections, lists...
+
+Text corpus cann be changed with package options:
+- random
+- pangram
+- bible
+
+Supported languages:
+- (n)german
+- english and american
+- latin (short Lorem ipsum)
+- french (interim solution)
+- catalan
+
+====================================
+Provided Files:
+*blindtext.dtx
+*blindtext_<language>.dtx
+*blindtext.ins
+*blindtext.pdf
+*Readme
+
+
+For more information visit
+ http://tex.lickert.net/packages/blindtext/index.html (German)
+ http://tex.lickert.net/packages/blindtext/index_en.html (English)
+ http://tex.lickert.net/dokumente/klassen/index_en.html
+
+====================================
+Similar packages:
+lipsum - A long 'Lorem ipsum'
+
+Similarities:
+-Both styles create dummy text.
+-The length can be defined by optional parameters.
+
+Differences between blindtext and lipsum:
+-lipsum contains a larger 'Lorem Ipsum'.
+-blindtext supports different languages
+-blindtext contains macros for dummy lists (itemize, enumerate, description)
+-blindtext contains macros for documents (including sections, text and lists)
+-blindtext contains macros for math formulas if requested