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%% The LaTeX Companion, 3ed
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%% Example 3-1-17 on page I-142 in "lettrine --- Dropping your capital".
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%% Copyright (C) 2022 Frank Mittelbach
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%% See https://www.latex-project.org/lppl.txt for details.
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\documentclass{tlc3exa}
\pagestyle{empty}
\setcounter{page}{6}
\setlength\textwidth{159.0pt}
\sloppy % to fit in small book columns
%StartShownPreambleCommands
\usepackage{tgpagella,lettrine,color}
%StopShownPreambleCommands

\begin{document}
\lettrine[lines=3, depth=1, loversize=0.4,
  lraise=-0.05, lhang=.1]{\color[gray]{0.8}Q}
                         {uality questions}
create a quality life. Successful people ask better
questions, and as a result, they get better answers.
\end{document}