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14. POETRYTypeset example 14.1: Phantom text in verseIngeborgFridthjofIngeborgFridthjofIngeborgFridthjof. . .His judgement rendered, he dissolved the Thing.And your decision?Have I ought to choose?Is not mine honour bound by his decree?And that I will redeem through AngantyrHis paltry gold doth hide in Nastrand’s flood.Today will I depart.And Ingeborg leave?Nay, nay, I leave thee not, thou goest too.Impossible!O! hear me, ere thou answerest.Come away with me \vinphantom{and be my love} --- Impossible.Come away with me and be my love — Impossible.Come away with me— Impossible.\vleftofline{〈text〉}A verse line may start with something, for example open quote marks, where it is desireablethat it is ignored as far as the alignment of the rest of the line is concerned 2 — a sort of‘hanging left punctuation’. When it is put at the start of a line in the verse environmentthe 〈text〉 is typeset but ignored as far as horizontal indentation is concerned. Compare thetwo examples.Source for example 14.2\noindent ‘‘No, this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:\begin{verse}‘‘\,‘\,‘‘In the last days,’’ God says, \\‘‘I will pour out my spirit on all people. \\Your sons and daughters will prophesy, \\\ldots \\And everyone who calls \ldots ’’\,’\end{verse}Source for example 14.32 Requested by Matthew Ford who also provided the example text.262