#How to extract text from a PDF

[ganga-times]

How to extract text from a PDF?

The OCR is the latest technology used by most image-to-text converters for finding the words from images. PDF to text is necessary to speed up data finding in images and pdf documents. Simply upload the PDF and let OCR do the rest of the work. The ocr extracts text from the pdf file in a simple step. The PDF files are used to transfer from one platform to another in an easy manner. They are…

[whosname]

This guy again.

[Id. Hijikata in his salarymen au persona sitting at his desk resigned. He's on a skype call with Kintoki who says with a stupid grin "I have a stupid question…". Hijikata, bracing, says "Okay, tell me…" End Id.]

[nornities]

How to use DXVK with The Sims 3

Have you seen this post about using DXVK by Criisolate? But felt intimidated by the sheer mass of facts and information?

@desiree-uk and I compiled a guide and the configuration file to make your life easier. It focuses on players not using the EA App, but it might work for those just the same. It’s definitely worth a try.

Adding this to your game installation will result in a better RAM usage. So your game is less likely to give you Error 12 or crash due to RAM issues. It does NOT give a huge performance boost, but more stability and allows for higher graphics settings in game.

The full guide behind the cut. Let me know if you also would like it as PDF.

Happy simming!

Disclaimer and Credits

Desiree and I are no tech experts and just wrote down how we did this. Our ability to help if you run into trouble is limited. So use at your own risk and back up your files!

We both are on Windows 10 and start the game via TS3W.exe, not the EA App. So your experience may differ.

This guide is based on our own experiments and of course criisolate’s post on tumblr:  https://www.tumblr.com/criisolate/749374223346286592/ill-explain-what-i-did-below-before-making-any

This guide is brought to you by Desiree-UK and Norn.

Compatibility

Note: This will conflict with other programs that “inject” functionality into your game so they may stop working. Notably

Reshade

GShade

Nvidia Experience/Nvidia Inspector/Nvidia Shaders

RivaTuner Statistics Server

It does work seamlessly with LazyDuchess’ Smooth Patch.

LazyDuchess’ Launcher: unknown

Alder Lake patch: does conflict. One user got it working by starting the game by launching TS3.exe (also with admin rights) instead of TS3W.exe. This seemed to create the cache file for DXVK. After that, the game could be started from TS3W.exe again. That might not work for everyone though.

A word on FPS and V-Sync

With such an old game it’s crucial to cap framerate (FPS). This is done in the DXVK.conf file. Same with V-Sync.

You need

a text editor (easiest to use is Windows Notepad)

to download DXVK, version 2.3.1 from here: https://github.com/doitsujin/DXVK/releases/tag/v2.3.1 Extract the archive, you are going to need the file d3d9.dll from the x32 folder

the configuration file DXVK.conf from here: https://github.com/doitsujin/DXVK/blob/master/DXVK.conf. Optional: download the edited version with the required changes here.

administrator rights on your PC

to know your game’s installation path (bin folder) and where to find the user folder

a tiny bit of patience :)

First Step: Backup

Backup your original Bin folder in your Sims 3 installation path! The DXVK file may overwrite some files! The path should be something like this (for retail): \Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin (This is the folder where also GraphicsRule.sgr and the TS3W.exe and TS3.exe are located.)

Backup your options.ini in your game’s user folder! Making the game use the DXVK file will count as a change in GPU driver, so the options.ini will reset once you start your game after installation. The path should be something like this: \Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3 (This is the folder where your Mods folder is located).

Preparations

Make sure you run the game as administrator. You can check that by right-clicking on the icon that starts your game. Go to Properties > Advanced and check the box “Run as administrator”. Note: This will result in a prompt each time you start your game, if you want to allow this application to make modifications to your system. Click “Yes” and the game will load.

2. Make sure you have the DEP settings from Windows applied to your game.

Open the Windows Control Panel.

Click System and Security > System > Advanced System Settings.

On the Advanced tab, next to the Performance heading, click Settings.

Click the Data Execution Prevention tab.

Select 'Turn on DEP for all programs and services except these”:

Click the Add button, a window to the file explorer opens. Navigate to your Sims 3 installation folder (the bin folder once again) and add TS3W.exe and TS3.exe.

Click OK. Then you can close all those dialog windows again.

Setting up the DXVK.conf file

Open the file with a text editor and delete everything in it. Then add these values:

d3d9.textureMemory = 1

d3d9.presentInterval = 1

d3d9.maxFrameRate = 60

d3d9.presentInterval enables V-Sync,d3d9.maxFrameRate sets the FrameRate. You can edit those values, but never change the first line (d3d9.textureMemory)!

The original DXVK.conf contains many more options in case you would like to add more settings.

A. no Reshade/GShade

Setting up DXVK

Copy the two files d3d9.dll and DXVK.conf into the Bin folder in your Sims 3 installation path. This is the folder where also GraphicsRule.sgr and the TS3W.exe and TS3.exe are located. If you are prompted to overwrite files, please choose yes (you DID backup your folder, right?)

And that’s basically all that is required to install.

Start your game now and let it run for a short while. Click around, open Buy mode or CAS, move the camera.

Now quit without saving. Once the game is closed fully, open your bin folder again and double check if a file “TS3W.DXVK-cache” was generated. If so – congrats! All done!

Things to note

Heads up, the game options will reset! So it will give you a “vanilla” start screen and options.

Don’t worry if the game seems to be frozen during loading. It may take a few minutes longer to load but it will load eventually.

The TS3W.DXVK-cache file is the actual cache DXVK is using. So don’t delete this! Just ignore it and leave it alone. When someone tells to clear cache files – this is not one of them!

Update Options.ini

Go to your user folder and open the options.ini file with a text editor like Notepad.

Find the line “lastdevice = “. It will have several values, separated by semicolons. Copy the last one, after the last semicolon, the digits only. Close the file.

Now go to your backup version of the Options.ini file, open it and find that line “lastdevice” again. Replace the last value with the one you just copied. Make sure to only replace those digits!

Save and close the file.

Copy this version of the file into your user folder, replacing the one that is there.

Things to note:

If your GPU driver is updated, you might have to do these steps again as it might reset your device ID again. Though it seems that the DXVK ID overrides the GPU ID, so it might not happen.

How do I know it’s working?

Open the task manager and look at RAM usage. Remember the game can only use 4 GB of RAM at maximum and starts crashing when usage goes up to somewhere between 3.2 – 3.8 GB (it’s a bit different for everybody).

So if you see values like 2.1456 for RAM usage in a large world and an ongoing save, it’s working. Generally the lower the value, the better for stability.

Also, DXVK will have generated its cache file called TS3W.DXVK-cache in the bin folder. The file size will grow with time as DXVK is adding stuff to it, e.g. from different worlds or savegames. Initially it might be something like 46 KB or 58 KB, so it’s really small.

Optional: changing MemCacheBudgetValue

MemCacheBudgetValue determines the size of the game's VRAM Cache. You can edit those values but the difference might not be noticeable in game. It also depends on your computer’s hardware how much you can allow here.

The two lines of seti MemCacheBudgetValue correspond to the high RAM level and low RAM level situations. Therefore, theoretically, the first line MemCacheBudgetValue should be set to a larger value, while the second line should be set to a value less than or equal to the first line.

The original values represent 200MB (209715200) and 160MB (167772160) respectively. They are calculated as 200x1024x1024=209175200 and 160x1024x1024=167772160.

Back up your GraphicsRules.sgr file! If you make a mistake here, your game won’t work anymore.

Go to your bin folder and open your GraphicsRules.sgr with a text editor.

Search and find two lines that set the variables for MemCacheBudgetValue.

Modify these two values to larger numbers. Make sure the value in the first line is higher or equals the value in the second line. Examples for values: 1073741824, which means 1GB 2147483648 which means 2 GB. -1 (minus 1) means no limit (but is highly experimental, use at own risk)

Save and close the file. It might prompt you to save the file to a different place and not allow you to save in the Bin folder. Just save it someplace else in this case and copy/paste it to the Bin folder afterwards. If asked to overwrite the existing file, click yes.

Now start your game and see if it makes a difference in smoothness or texture loading. Make sure to check RAM and VRAM usage to see how it works.

You might need to change the values back and forth to find the “sweet spot” for your game. Mine seems to work best with setting the first value to 2147483648 and the second to 1073741824.

Uninstallation

Delete these files from your bin folder (installation path):

d3d9.dll

DXVK.conf

TS3W.DXVK-cache

And if you have it, also TS3W_d3d9.log

if you changed the values in your GraphicsRule.sgr file, too, don’t forget to change them back or to replace the file with your backed up version.

OR

delete the bin folder and add it from your backup again.

B. with Reshade/GShade

Follow the steps from part A. no Reshade/Gshade to set up DXVK.

If you are already using Reshade (RS) or GShade (GS), you will be prompted to overwrite files, so choose YES. RS and GS may stop working, so you will need to reinstall them.

Whatever version you are using, the interface shows similar options of which API you can choose from (these screenshots are from the latest versions of RS and GS).

Please note: 

Each time you install and uninstall DXVK, switching the game between Vulkan and d3d9, is essentially changing the graphics card ID again, which results in the settings in your options.ini file being repeatedly reset.

ReShade interface

Choose – Vulcan

Click next and choose your preferred shaders.

Hopefully this install method works and it won't install its own d3d9.dll file.

If it doesn't work, then choose DirectX9 in RS, but you must make sure to replace the d3d9.dll file with DXVK's d3d9.dll (the one from its 32bit folder, checking its size is 3.86mb.)

GShade interface

Choose –           

Executable Architecture: 32bit

Graphics API: DXVK

Hooking: Normal Mode

GShade is very problematic, it won't work straight out of the box and the overlay doesn't show up, which defeats the purpose of using it if you can't add or edit the shaders you want to use.

Check the game's bin folder, making sure the d3d9.dll is still there and its size is 3.86mb - that is DXVK's dll file.

If installing using the DXVK method doesn't work, you can choose the DirectX method, but there is no guarantee it works either.

The game will not run with these files in the folder:

d3d10core.dll

d3d11.dll

dxgi.dll

If you delete them, the game will start but you can't access GShade! It might be better to use ReShade.

Some Vulcan and DirectX information, if you’re interested:

Vulcan is for rather high end graphic cards but is backward compatible with some older cards. Try this method with ReShade or GShade first.

DirectX is more stable and works best with older cards and systems. Try this method if Vulcan doesn't work with ReShade/GShade in your game – remember to replace the d3d9.dll with DXVK's d3d9.dll.

For more information on the difference between Vulcan and DirectX, see this article:

https://www.howtogeek.com/884042/vulkan-vs-DirectX-12/

[demonslayerunhinged]

So like, does anyone need KnY material?

I have a bunch of books I got from amazon. They're all in japanese so if you're okay with that I'll give you the PDFs. I plan to buy more so I'll be posting updates.

I also have a bunch of images, mixtures of mostly high and some low res. They come in png, webp and jpg formats.

I use them for basic, self-indulgent designs like this one below and the poster I used for my banner

If you do stuff like this too, and are looking for some images let me know.

A lot of them have those cursed watermark patterns because I extract them directly from the Ufotable/Aniplex/KnY websites. I just paint them over using software like Ibis Paint or Clip Studio(when I have the time and energy ಥ⁠_⁠ಥ).

If you want material for your analysis I can also share some academic texts and books I found about japanese queer culture, homosexuality among the samurai etc.

I also have like 5 of the official soundtrack albums and a bunch of other stuff. If you want to get them directly I can provide the links.

I don't want to just put them out there so I'm trying to decide if I should create a discord server or a patreon(free unless you want to gimmie money lol) because I also want to try scanlating some GiyuuSane doujins.

I dunno, I just thought I'd put the message out there because I know how hard it is to get KnY shit.

What you guys think?

*please don't just like the post, leave comments too!

[liljplibrary]

Cat Food (Tomoki Morikawa)

Looking to create the finest cat food, the bakeneko Pluto embarks on an operation to manufacture minced human flesh! In order to do this, she invites (lures) four young humans to a human cannery disguised as a cottage... However, the black-cat bakeneko Willy has hidden himself amongst them. Of course, it's illegal to kill one's fellow bakeneko. Just who the hell could Willy be?! Rack your brains if you don't want to be eaten.

Tomoki Morikawa's debut work and the first entry in his Great Detective Sanzunokawa series! For a long time, Cat Food was THE book I most wanted to see translated. So, I guess you can consider this a case of "fine, I'll do it myself."

Unlike Alice, I didn't have an editor on hand to double-check my translation so the quality may be a little weaker than Alice. However, Life (props to Life, as always) did go through the trouble of reading it over anyway and letting me know if anything stood out as odd. All that aside, hopefully it's still readable and enjoyable! If you enjoy mental battles -- ala Liar Game or Death Note -- or incredibly evil detectives, you'll definitely love this series.

How To Extract The PDF/Epub

Use winzip, winrar, etc. to open the zip file. When it asks for a password, flip through a legally-acquired copy of Cat Food until you see an image of a can. These appear very frequently throughout the book and are used to separate sections of the text so it should be easy to find. The password is the English letters printed on the cans. NOTE! It is case-sensitive.

How To Acquire Cat Food

Same as Alice, this translation requires you to have your own copy of the book. You can purchase Cat Food from any of these: Amazon JP CDJapan

You might also have some luck with second-hand Japanese bookstores -- like I did -- or if you're REALLY lucky, some retailers like Kinokuniya, though I should note that I THINK Cat Food might not currently be in print so I really don't know?? Certainly, it's trickier to get your hands on than Alice. I'm sorry.

Content Warnings

Unlike other TLs I've posted, Cat Food is NOT a horror novel. It's mostly a dark-comedy novel, and a pretty funny one at that! That said, I've listed the content warnings I noticed below to be safe. Note that there will be spoilers among them.

WARNING! SPOILERS AHEAD!

CW: Violence, Blood, Frequent Animal Death, Human Death, Cannibalism

[tsreviews]

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[open-hearth-rpg]

Usability: Great RPG Mechanics #RPGMechanics: Week Nine

Continuing my week of meta-elements which make for great games, I want to talk about physical presentation. There’s a weird mix in my collection of ttrpgs. I have 8-9 shelves filled with physical books and way, way too many accumulated in my badly organized “rpg e-files” folder which has migrated across five different desktops. I’d say pdfs have become the majority at this point. I usually read those on a crappy Samsung tablet, mostly because I have a hard time reading large amounts of text on a screen. So pdfs work better than others– and I appreciate when the designers have thought about these elements. 

Printer-Friendly: I love it when a ttrpg has a printer friendly mode. This can take a couple of forms. Some games, like The Sprawl, have a day-mode and night-mode versions. When I first saw the Sprawl’s white text on black background, I didn’t like it. Eventually I found out that was a more comfortable approach for a lot of readers. But I appreciated that Hamish Cameron eventually released a version with standard black on white page design. Other games publishers in the last few years have begun to do this more and more. Star Trek Adventures includes that with the pdf purchase. 

The other version of printer/reader friendly is to have layers available in the pdf. This allows readers to turn off distracting page elements: paper textures, watermark art, intrusive page frames. This allows for easier printing, but frankly for me, it makes for easier reading. It just makes me unreasonably angry when I get a pdf with page backgrounds that make it harder for my old person's eyes and I can’t turn those off. Sometimes a pdf will have layers but turning off the backgrounds removes the text as well because they’ve merged the two together. The best games have layers, cleanly separated and cleanly labeled. 

Give Me Text: Some games in recent years have offered text-only versions, like The Veil. I love this. It is hugely useful and makes it more likely that I’m going to run that game. I run the majority of my ttrpgs online. Usually that means I’m putting together materials for the players: setting background, cheat sheets, and character keepers. Extracting text from pdfs is a pain, even with a good program. You almost always have to deal with the paragraph breaks and formatting. When a company provides the text, it makes my job significantly easier. If you want people to play your game online, outside of a set VTT package, include the text with the pdf. A lot of folks on itch.io know to do this. 

Accessibility: There are a couple of elements which I can’t speak to from experience, but I appreciate when I hear about publishers who spend the extra time getting these things right. My father was color blind and the few board games he played with us often had to be modified to make up for that. Some companies use online tools to check how their material works for the color blind. That’s important where color is used to mark out important information: particularly different colors to indicate different things. 

On the other hand, one complaint I’ve heard about certain books is that they’re particularly dyslexia-unfriendly. They choose fonts which look cool but become a pain to actually read for people with this condition. I know tools and resources exist for checking which fonts work better than others. Of course it isn’t just about fonts, but general typographic elements, size, background bits, etc. When I designed the earlier Gauntlet Community revised logos, I had input from a couple of folks who encouraged me to move clutter away from the words and remove some extra type flourishes. It looked better and became more useful as a result.  

[rjalker]

god this took an hour but here you go. The Black-Vampyre, in actually readable text.

I haven't even read it. I have no warnings to offer you until I read it tomorrow.

"how can you edit text without reading it" strategically blurring my eyes. so I could edit the Astounding Stories of Super-Science stories without getting spoiled for the very end of the thing.

The Black-Vampyre was published in 1819, and according to wikipedia and the other tumblr post I just reblogged, it's about a slave who is murdered, comes back as a vampire, and gets revenge.

what else happens? IDk. There's a really fucking long poem at the end though. this was apparently published under a pseudonym so I guess we don't actually know who wrote it.

so, it could be super racist. I'll find out tomorrow. sorry if you read it now and it turns out it is super racist. I'd like to hope the people on the original post would mention that if that were the case but. well.

anyways this is public domain. download it. please. save it. share it. email it to yourself and your friends. print it out. it's fucking readable. Here's the original PDF for your nightmarish comparison.

the names were originally in all caps like in a play, and I'll make a version without that tomorrow. but like I said. I would like to go to sleep.

enjoy. hopefully. goodnight.

The Black Vampyre;

A Legend of St. Domingo.

By Uriah Derick D’arcy

So have I seen, upon another shore, Another Lion give a grievous roar; And the last Lion thought the first—A BOAR!

-Bombast. Furios

_______

SECOND EDITION, WITH ADDITIONS. NEW -YORK: PRINTED FOR THE AUTHOR.

1819.

TO THE

AUTHOR OF “WALL-STREET.”

MY DEAR SIR,

CHARMED with the success of your anomalous drama, which, without aspiring even to the character of nonsense, has already seen three editions, I have been myself induced to venture on publishing; with the sanguine hope of also scraping together a few shillings, in these hard times. Permit me to inscribe this tale to you, with a fellow-feeling for your lack of genius; and a fervent hope, that our names may be encircled by the same evergreen in the temple of the Muses; and that we may long flourish together, on the same pedestal, embellishing and elevating the literature of the Auction Room.

I remain, My dear Sir, Your affectionate Friend, And obedient Servant, THE AUTHOR.

Introduction

If any person should have patience to read the following narrative, and can discover the Author’s drift, it is more than he can do himself. If it be thought exquisite nonsense, it is more than the writer dares hope: and if it be pronounced simple, stupid, and unadulterated absurdity, his own private opinion will perfectly coincide with that of the public. He began to write without any fable, and before he had found any had spun out the thread of his ideas.

This tangled skein of absurdities is now exposed to criticism, from the laudable motive of showing, of how much nonsense an individual may be delivered, in the short space of two afternoons; without any excuse but idleness, or any object but amusement.

The prominent descriptions, which it is here attempted to ridicule, are fresh in the memory of all who have read the “White Vampyre;” and to those who have not, the Superstition must be so familiar, that it is unnecessary to make useless extracts.

That the Author may not, however, be misunderstood, it may be necessary to state, that in the speech of the Vampyre, he had no design of descending to that meanest of all intellectual exercises, a travestie on authors who are justly admired: but meant, if any thing, simply to show how passages, which were fine in their original use, when garbelled by the ignorant and tasteless, become a melancholy rhapsody of nonsense.

“But first on earth, as Vampyre sent, Thy corse shall from its tomb be rent; Then ghastly haunt thy native place, And suck the blood of all thy race; There from thy daughter, sister, wife, At midnight drain the stream of life; Yet loathe the banquet, which perforce Must feed thy livid living corse. Thy victims, ere they yet expire, Shall know the demon for their sire; As cursing thee, thou cursing them, Thy flowers are withered on the stem. But one that for thy crime must fall, The youngest, best beloved of all, Shall bless thee with a father’s name— That word shall wrap thy heart in flame! Yet thou must end thy task and mark Her cheek’s last tinge—her eye’s last spark, And the last glassy glance must view Which freezes o’er its lifeless blue; Then with unhallowed hand shall tear The tresses of her yellow hair, Of which, in life a lock when shorn Affection’s fondest pledge was worn— But now is borne away by thee Memorial of thine agony! Yet with thine own best blood shall drip Thy gnashing tooth, and haggard lip; Then stalking to thy sullen grave, Go—and with Gouls and Afrits rave, Till these in horror shrink away From spectre more accursed than they.”

-BYRON.

The Black Vampyre

Mr. ANTHONY GIBBONS was a gentleman of African extraction. His ancestors emigrated from the eastern coast of GUINEA, in a French ship, and were sold in ST. DOMINGO remarkably cheap; as they were reduced to mere skeletons by the yaws on the passage; and all died shortly after their arrival, except one small negro, of a very slender constitution, and fit for no work whatever. The gentleman who purchased him, charitably knocked out his brains; and the body was thrown into the ocean. The tide returning in the night, it was washed upon the sands; and the moon then shining bright, the gentleman was taking a walk to enjoy the coolness of the evening; judge of his surprise, when the little corpse got up, and complaining of a pain in its bowels, begged for some bread and butter!

The PLANTER supposing his business to have been but half done, kicked him back in the water. The element seemed very familiar to him; and he swam back with much grace and agility; parting the sparkling waves with his jet black members, polished like ebony, but reflecting no sin- gle beam of light. His complexion was a dead black;—his eyes a pure white;—the iris was flame colour;—and the pupils of a clear, moonshiny lustre;—but so peculiarly constructed, that, though prominent, they seemed to look into his own head. His hair was neither curled nor straight; but feathery, like the plumage of a crow. Having paddled again on shore, he came crawling crab fashion, to the feet of Mr. PERSONNE.The latter gentleman, in considerable alarm, (not knowing whether it was Satan, Obi, or some other worthy, with whom he had to deal,) mustered up sufficient resolution, to tie a large stone round the boy’s middle: then, with a main exertion of strength, he hurled him into the sparkling ocean. He fell where the reflection of the moon was brightest, and sunk like lead; but immediately rose again like cork, perpendicularly, with the stone under his arm; while the radiant lustre of the planet retreated from his dark figure, exhibiting in its most striking contrast its utter blackness!

In this predicament, he came buoyant to land; surrounded, as he seemed, by a sphere of magic lustre. He now walked up to the Frenchman, with his arms a-kimbo, and looking remarkably fierce. Mr. PERSONNE’S particular hairs stood up on end,but being ashamed that a little negro of ten years old, should put him in bodily fear, he knocked him down. The Guinea-man rose again, without bending a joint; as fast as Mr. PERSONNE could upset him, he recovered his altitude; just like one of those small toys, fabricated from pith, tipt with lead, called witches and hobgoblins by the rising generation!

The PLANTER, in utter amazement and despair, took hold of the child by both his extremities; and pressing him to the earth, set down upon him! Then, halloing for is attendants, he ordered a tremendous fire to be kindled on the sand!! This was accordingly done. The GAUL congratulated himself on his perseverance and sagacity; and as he had never heard of ignaqueous animals, was confident that though the water fiend was so expert in his own element, he could not stand the fiery ordeal. The boy, meanwhile, lay perfectly passive, as if he had been a mere log; but presently, when the pile was all in a light blaze, with a sudden expansion, like that of a compressed Indian Rubber, he popped Mr. PERSONNE up into the air many yards, and he alighted head-foremost into the fire, where he had intended to have dedicated the sable brat, with his nine lives, to Moloch!!!

Whatever the negro was, it is notorious that Mr. PERSONNE was no salamander. He was rescued from the pyre, which, like Hercules, he had, (though unwittingly,) erected for himself; looking like a squizzed cat, and having apparently no life left in his body. The attention of the domestics was drawn entirely to their master; who soon betrayed signs of animation, though he exhibited a most awful. spectacle: being one continual sore and blister. “His whole body was one wound,” as Virgil or some other poet has hyperbolically expressed himself.

Mr. PERSONNE, when he perfectly recovered his senses, found himself in his own bed, wrapt in greasy sheets, and smarting as if in a Cayenne bath. He called for a glass of brandy,—his dear wife EUPHEMIA,—and his infant son, who had not yet been christened. His lady, with streaming eyes, presented herself before him; and, after tenderly inquiring into the state of his health, told him, (with a voice interrupted with sobs and hiccups,) that when she went in the morning to see her baby, whom she had left in the cradle, there was nothing to be seen, but the skin, hair, and nails!!! She declared that there never was such another object; except, indeed, the exsiccation in Scudder’s Museum!

On the receipt of this horrid intelligence, Mr. PERSONNE was seized with a violent spasmodic affection; and shortly after expired, muttering something about sacre, and the Guinea-negro!

The amiable, but unfortunate Euphemia, was thrown into several hysterical convulsions; as well she might be, poor woman! when her husband had been made a holocaust, and served up like a broiled and peppered chicken, to feed the grim maw of death; and her interesting infant, the first pledge of her pure and perfect love, had been precociously sucked, like an unripe orange, and nothing left but its beautiful and tender skin. The disconsolate widow caused her husband to be embalmed; and he was buried amid the lamentations and tears of all the funeral; much regretted by all who had the honour of his acquaintance, particularly by his negroes; who could not soon forget him; as he had left too many sincere marks of his regard upon their backs, to be ever obliterated from their recollections.

Time, as all the Greek tragedians, Solomon, and others have remarked, is a benevolent deity. Mrs. PERSONNE’S grief yielded to the soothing hand of the consoling power; and her bloom and spirits returned with more lustre and elasticity than they had before exhibited: as the rose, that had drooped in the fury of the passing storm, erects its blushing honours, and shows more beautiful and vivid tints, when the squall is over!

Many years after these occurrences took place, while EUPHEMIA was in second mourning for her third husband, she was indulging in the luxury of solitary grief; and reading Burton’s Anatomy of Melancholy, and The Melancholy Poems of Dr. Farmer, in an orangerie. The refreshing breezes from the ocean, which now tempered the sultry heats of the declining day,—the soft perfume of the opening blossoms;—and the mellow tints of the evening sky, shedding that holy light, so dear to sensitive hearts, diffused a calm over her soul, wrapt in the contemplation of departed days. While lost in this pensive reverie, she perceived two strangers approaching her, in the extremity of the long vista of the grove. One of them was a coloured gentleman, of remarkable height, and deep jetty blackness; a perfect model of the CONGO Apollo. He was drest in the rich garb of a Moorish Prince; and led by the hand a pale European boy, in an Asiatic dress; whose languid countenance, slender form and tristful gait, were strongly contrasted with the portly appearance and majestic step of his conductor!

They both saluted the lovely widow, and after an interchange of compliments, accepted her polite invitation to set down, and take tea with her in the bower. She learned from the elder stranger, that he had brought out a cargo of slaves, whom his subjects had lately taken prisoners in war; and whom he had resolved to dispose of himself; as he was desirous of seeing the world. His Page, he said, was an orphan, left by a slave merchant in Africa.

The manners and conversation of the PRINCE had an irresistible charm. The regal port was manifest in his gigantic and well proportioned frame; and majesty was conspicuous on his brow, without its diadem. The turban and crescent had never graced a nobler front; but the win- ning condescension of his tones and language, while they could not banish the feeling of the presence of royalty, removed every restraint incident to that consciousness. He criticised the works, which EUPHEMIA had been perusing, with masterly precision; and displayed more knowledge than even the accomplished ideologist of Lady Morgan; with infinitely more discretion and good sense.

It is remarked by the Abbe Reynal, that there is a peculiar elegance and beauty in the complexion of the Africans, (when the eyes and nose are accustomed to their hue and odour.) This truth was realized by EUPHEMIA, as she gazed on the open visage of her illustrious guest. She thought surely that in him Nature might stand up and say “This was a man!” And certainly it is only the weakness and imperfection of our human senses, which, penetrating no further than the surface, is for ever deceived by superficial shadows. The empyrean is always blue, whatever vapours may float in our contracted atmosphere. And if we gaze on the rows of skulls, which festoon and garnish Surgeon’s Hall, we can apply no standard, to determine their relative beauty. They are all equally ugly; and the block of Helen might be mistaken for that of Medusa. Shakspeare, true to nature, has also remarked, “Black men are pearls in beauteous ladies’ eyes.”

The beauty then, the royalty, gentility, and various accomplishments of the BAMBUCK monarch, made captive the too sensible heart of the French widow. She forgot her ogles, graces, and even her loquacity; rooted to her seat, and fixed in immoveable contemplation of the AFRICAN’S face. What peculiar feature or lineament attracted her attention, she knew not: his eyes, though bright, did not sparkle; and the iris, though of a more vivid red than the roseate line in the rainbow, emitted no scintillations. In fact, his whole countenance seemed to look, and to perambulate her own.

The conversation gradually assumed a more empassioned and amorous complexion; and the little page, (who, though meagre and emaciated, evidently showed that he was no gump for his years,) taking certain broad hints, cast a mournful and intelligent look on the widow, said he would fetch a short walk in the plantation, and left the orangerie.

The PRINCE then spreading his glittering sash upon the grass, went down on his knees upon it; and broke out into the most ardent exclamations, of love and admiration; and professions of constant attachment. He said that the flat-nosed beauties of Zara; the scarred, squab figures of the golden coast; the well proportioned Zilias, Calypsos, and Zamas on the banks of the Niger; and even the great Hottentot Venus herself, had never for a moment made the least impression on his heart! His passion was a mystery to himself; its origin secret as the sources of the Nile ; but full and impetuous as its ample channel, when replenished from the celestial fountains of ABYSSINIA; while if Mrs. DUBOIS would shine upon its waves, its enlivened currents would fertilize his vast dominions, in the luxuriant realms of central Africa; making them to fructify yet more abundantly, with burning gold, and radiant diamonds!!!

What female heart could resist such pleadings, and the compliment implied in such a preference? When ZEMBO (the page) returned, the parties had agreed to be privately united on the same evening. The ceremony was accordingly performed, on the spot, by the family chaplain of Mrs. DUBOIS: not without many remonstrances on his part, as to the impropriety of marrying a negro. The PRINCE did not see to resent the affront; which, by the by, he had no right to do; as the priest got nothing for the job. ZEMBO, too, was extremely restless; till Mrs. DUBOIS gave him some sweetmeats, which seemed to quiet his conscience; after which he took some stiff punch, and fell asleep!

About midnight, the PRINCE came to him; and, shaking him by the ears, bad him rise and follow him. His bride was hanging on his arm, in an enchanting dishabille; and did not seem to be in perfect possession of her right senses. ZEMBO mournfully followed the new married pair.

They went silently out of the back door, with cautious steps, and proceeded through the orangerie. No breath of wind was stirring. The moon was on the zenith, surrounded by a pale halo of ghostly lustre. When they had crossed the plantation, they came to a place of sepulture; where the dark cypresses, and lugubrious mahogany, admitted but sparse and glimmering streaks of funereal light; which, falling on the rank foliage, the white monuments and broken ground beneath, presented a thousand dusky shapes, flitting in the dim uncertainty dear to superstition.

Vague terrors seized on the mind of the bride; and she began very naturally to inquire, what was the use of getting out of a comfortable bed, and trailing through the heavy dew, in her undress, to such an unusual spot for midnight recreation.

They now stood near the spot, where her three husbands, several children, and the skin, hair and nails of her first baby, were deposited in a row. At the foot of a tamarind, lay her third son; whose christian name was SPOONER, and who died, according to the tombstone, in a fit of intoxication, aged seven years and six months. On him she had bestowed a greater share of tenderness, than any of her other offspring; and his loss had caused her most affliction. The African, making observations on the grave, began to strip himself very expeditiously, assisted by ZEMBO; who seemed to recover from his blues; and by his activity and eagerness, manifested his expectation of soon seeing some fine sport.

Presently the two genii, or gentlemen, or whatever they were, turned towards the East, and performed certain antic prostrations; throwing handfuls of earth three times over their heads. Then returning to the tomb, they tore up the sods with ravenous fury; and soon drew out the last- mentioned son of the Lady, and threw him on the grass, beside the grave. ZEMBO fell as fiercely upon the corpse, as a hungry dog upon his dinner; but was arrested by the AFRICAN, who lent him a severe box on the ear, which sent him blubbering to a corner of the cemetery.

What added both to the mother’s horrors and admiration, was, that the body of her child was perfectly fresh, and the olfactory nerves experienced no unsavoury sensation from its proximity; while its cheeks were diffused with so deep a tinge of scarlet, that they shone like ruddy fireballs in the darkness of the spot. Her husband drew a golden goblet from beneath a large stone; then, bending over the corse, he scooped out the heart, with his long and polished nails; and, having pressed the blood into the chalice, mingled with it some dark particles, gathered from the newly turned up earth. From the pure and scanty lymph, which gushed near by and flickered like a streak of quicksilvery-light in the moonbeam, he added a third ingredient of the potion. Then seizing his passive and trembling spouse by the throat, and presenting the unnatural mixture to her lips; he cried in a hollow voice, whose very inflection thrilled through each fibre of its victim,—“Swear, or if that is against your principles, affirm, by this dirty blood,—and bloody dirt;—by this watery blood,—and bloody water;—by this watery dirt, and dirty water;—that you will never disclose in any manner, aught of what you have seen and shall see this night. Call them all to witness your wish, that in the moment when you even conceive the thought of perjury, your bowels may burst out, and your bones rot! Swear and drink!”

The affrighted woman murmured, (as articulately as the iron gripe of the monster would suffer her,) that she was not thirsty; and had not breath enough to aspirate such a terrible conjuration. “No trifling;” roared the fiend, “you have not a moment to deliberate.” But his bellowing and threats were vain; and he found to his mortification that he had gotten the wrong sow by the ear, or rather by the throat. She stuttered out, in the most pitiful accents, which would have softened any heart (but a Vampyre has none,) that though she was by no means partial to the delectable confectionary of the pharmacopeia, calomel and jalap, ipecacuanha, rhubarb, and tartar-emetic, she would rather take them all, collectively and individually, than the unchristian decoction he held against her teeth.

Foaming with madness, till the white slaver flowed down his sable limbs, the African hurled MRS. PERSONNE, DUBOIS, &c. &c. on the grave of her first husband, and stamping violently on the earth, it seemed to heave as with the throes of an earthquake. Immediately the tumuli yawned. The ponderous stones and slabs were shaken from their ancient sockets; and the ghastly dead, in uncouth attitudes, crawled from their nooks; with their hair curling in tortuous and serpent twinings; and their eyeballs of fire bursting from their heads; while, as they extended their withered arms, and tapering fingers, furnished with blood-hound claws, their gory shrouds fell in wild drapery around them, transiently revealing their forms, bloated as if to bursting, and often incarnadined with clotted blood, yet warm and dripping!!!

The Lady, (as those who have been in similar predicaments may suppose,) soon lost her recollection; not, however, before she had seen ZEMBO busily employed in tearing up the grave of her first husband; she saw herself surrounded by the spectres, and lost all consciousness.

When reason and sense returned, she found herself in the same place; and it was also the midnight hour. She was laying by the grave of Mr. PERSONNE, and her breast was stained with blood. A wide wound appeared to have been inflicted there, but was now cicatrized. Imagine if you can, her surprise; when, by a certain carniverous craving in her maw, and by putting this and that together, she found she was a—VAMPYRE!!! and gathered from her indistinct reminiscences, of the preceding night, that she had been then sucked; and that it was now her turn to eject the peaceful tenants of the grave!

With this delightful prospect of immortality before her, she began to examine the graves, for subject to a satisfy her furious appetite. When she had selected one to her mind, a new marvel arrested her attention. Her first husband got up out his coffin, and with all the grace so natural to his countrymen, made her a low bow in the last fashion, and opened his arms to receive her!

What were the emotions of this fond couple, when, after a lingering separation for sixteen years, they again embraced each other, with the ardour of an affection equal to their earliest transports, and which their long divorce served only to increase; tenderly inquiring into the state of each other’s health; and the accidents which had befallen them during their disjunction. They forgot even their hunger and thirst; and sitting down on a tombstone, made a thousand inquiries; which, however, they related to family concerns, might not be as interesting to the reader as they were to the parties concerned.

Mr. PERSONNE, however, looked rather glum, when he learned that his Lady had been thrice married, since his decease. But she assured him, that she would never more tolerate the addresses of another suitor: and as for the two husbands, they were rotten enough by this time; as she was confident they had not attended the Vampyre Ball, on the preceding night. As for her sable spouse, she trusted that he would never again appear to interrupt their happiness. But while she was expressing this hope, the gentleman in question, (like his relation below, according to the old proverb,) came upon the ground, with ZEMBO. Mr. PERSONNE, having neither sword nor pistols at hand, armed himself with a gigantic thigh-bone; and warned the BLACK PRINCE to stand upon his guard as he meant to punish him severely.

But ZEMBO, rushing between the parties, raised his hands in a supplicating posture; while the generous monarch, making a Salam to his antagonist, begged him, keep himself quiet, and look behind him. They both turned round on this intimation, when, to the utter confusion of the Lady, her second and third husbands, Messieurs MARQUAND and DUBOIS, arose from the graves, where they had been lovingly deposited by the side of each other. They both advanced to salute their wife; but Mr. PERSONNE, brandishing his thigh-bone, warned them to stand off, as he had the first title to the Lady. Much confusion would have ensued, had not the African Prince interfered. He told the gentlemen that so delicate a point could only be settled in an honourable way; and proposed that Mr. MARQUAND and Mr. DUBOIS should first settle their difference in a personal encounter; after which Mr. PERSONNE might give the survivor gentlemanly satisfaction. To this all parties assented.

As they were already stripped, the combatants shook hands, to show their mutual good-will; and proceeded to action, without further ceremony. Mr. DuBois soon brought claret from Mr. MARQUAND; who, in returning the compliment, fibbed Mr. DUBOIS so severely in the bowels, that he lost his wind; and gasping for breath, smote the air on all sides, without any of his blows telling. He came to the ground, and his bones rattled as he fell. But soon recovering his breath, he made a desperate attack on Mr. MARQUAND’S sconce; and favoured him with so terrible a facer under the gills, that he fell incontinently like a bull smitten in his front; but entangling his own heels with those of Mr. DUBOIS, they both came simultaneously to the ground; striking their heads against different tombstones; and knocking out their own brains.

They rose again, refreshed like the giant of old, by their grappling with the earth, and all the better for the loss of their wits, which, indeed, was a mere trifle. But the AFRICAN, who had no time to see more sport, fixed them to the sod by his superior strength; and ZEMBO dexterously pinned them fast, by driving stakes through their hearts, with a large sledge hammer, (which he carried about his person for such emergencies.) During the opera- tion, their roaring surpassed that which is performed by the Lioness, when bereft of her whelps; but as soon as they were fairly nailed to the counter, they lay motionless and breathless—a horrible pair of spectacles of sin and misery!

The AFRICAN assured the Lady, that she need never fear their second resurrection; and Mr. PERSONNE politely offered to settle their controversy, in any mode most agreeable to the PRINCE:—either to box with him on the spot, or appoint a meeting in future, with pistols, rifles, small or broad sword; or else they might toss up, who should set fire to a barrel of gunpowder. The PRINCE said that quarrelling was all nonsense, and offered his hand; but Mr. PERSONNE refused, saying, “Don’t be too familiar, Blackey;” and renewing his threats of cracking him over the noddle with the thigh-bone.

The generous monarch pocketed the affront. “You have been,” he said, “sufficiently rewarded, for the cruelties you practised upon my person, several years ago. I forgive you, my dear sir, what you performed, and intended to perform on me. Here is your son, who has grown considerably, as you may observe; and I assure you that his education has not been neglected. To his exertions last night you are indebted for your revivification. And as, you may remember, you were embalmed, you have kept quite sweet and fresh ever since your interment. Amiable and virtuous VAMPYRES! may you long enjoy that tranquillity and contentment, which your merit and accomplishments so eminently deserve! A vessel lies in the port, ready to sail for Europe in an hour. The Island is no longer a place for you. Here is money to pay your passages, and all I have to say, is, that the sooner you’re off the better.—Farewell!” So saying he departed, without waiting for the acknow- ledgments of the party.

Mr. PERSONNE and his Lady, whom we shall again call by her first marriage name, did not exactly comprehend what their dingy benefactor meant, by bidding them take French leave of the Island, like pickpockets and outlaws; but, as they were yet wondering at their own existence, like Adam and Eve, the first day of their creation, and as they had reason to believe the PRINCE a potent magician, who could rouse the dead from their searments, and turn the planets from their courses;—for these reasons, they concluded to follow his bidding, without any impertinent scruples. But as the keen edge of their hunger had been whetted by delay, they would fain have taken supper, and digested a little something wherewithal to strengthen them, before they set out.

ZEMBO, who had filled his own breadbasket very lately, and was in no such urgent necessity, protested with all the vehemence which filial reverence would permit, against the unseasonable gratification of their unnatural craving; and recited with just emphasis and good discretion, an extract from Counsellor Phillips’s harangue, about “the cannibal appetite of his rejected altar;” which his parents did not understand, and of course thought very sublime! But even this master-piece of mystical eloquence would have been delivered in vain; had not the boy given other reasons of such cogency, that they licked their lips—cast a longing, lingering look at the grave-yard,—and followed him without more opposition.

They prosecuted their nocturnal march, through closely woven and solemn groves; until they descended into a profound valley, where the light of the pale planet of magic adoration, streamed and quivered on serried files of bright armoury. The leader of the band seemed to have expected their arrival; and mutual tokens of recognition passed between him and ZEMBO. The whole company then set forward their array in silence;—

No cymbal clash’d, no clarion rang, Still were the pipe and drum; Save heavy tread, and armour’s clang, The sullen march was dumb.

By continual descent, they seemed to have penetrated the bowels of a cavern, whose ramifications ran under the sea; as they heard a murmuring roar, as of the ocean, above their heads. The party, by the instructions of ZEMBO, dispersed themselves in different directions; until they had enclosed the interior of the rock where its largest chamber was, to speak catachrestically, so artfully concealed by nature, that no one, not instructed by an adept in its subterranean topography, could ever have detected the secret of its existence. It had been, in former days, a place of deposit and asylum for the Buccaniers; and its situation had been since known only to the Professors of the OBEAH art, who held here their midnight orgies.

Mr. and Mrs. PERSONNE, guided by their son, were placed in a situation, where, through the crevices of the inner partition of the rock, they could observe what was passing in the interior.

It seemed, at first view, a vast hall of Arabian romance; supported by immense shafts, and studded with precious stones; so various and beautiful were the hues, which the different spars assumed, in the light of an hundred torches, blazing in every quarter, and illuminating the farthest recesses of the cave. The walls were decorated with other appendages, which added to the mystery, if not to the embellishment of the scene; being irregularly stained with blood; decorated with rude tapestry of many coloured plumage;—and stuccoed with the beaks of parrots;—the teeth of dogs, and alligators;—bones of cats;—broken glass and eggshells; plastered with a composition of rum and grave-dirt, the implements of NEGRO witchcraft!

At one extremity of the extensive apartment, on a kind of natural throne, sat several blackamoors in sumptuous Moorish apparel; whom, by their swollen forms, and remarkable eyes, Mrs. PERSONNE knew to be GOULS; and among whom she recognised her late husband. The whole range of this vast amphitheatre, sweeping from before the throne, was occupied by slaves, rudely attired, and imperfectly armed with clubs and missiles; a decent platoon of black-guards were posted be- fore the Vampyre monarchs; and, in the centre, a band of musicians performed an exquisite symphony. The soft strains of the MERRIWANG;—the lively notes of the DUNDO;—and the martial accompaniment of the GOOMBAY, made, with their united noises, a discordant harmony, whose powers the lyre of Orpheus could not equal; and which would certainly be enough to frighten all the hosts of Pandemonium.

The oratorio being finished, the AFRICAN PRINCE arose, and making an obeisance to the company,—cleared his throat, and began to address them as follows:—“Gentlemen and Vampyres!”—but the VAMPYRES expressing their resentment against this breach of etiquette, he corrected himself: —“Vampyres and Gentlemen!”—but the NEGROES were no more willing to come last, than the Vampyres, and a loud growl accompanied by a slight hiss, again interrupted the orator. He was not, however, disconcerted, but like Mr. Burke, thundered out an iteration of the offensive sentence.

“Yes,” said he, “I repeat it, Vampyres and Gentlemen? Shall not the immortal precede the mortal?— Shall not those whose diet surpasses the nectar and ambrosia of celestials, precede the ephemeral race, who fatten on the unclean juice of brutes,—the rank essence of esculent productions,—or the nauseous liquor of the distillery? (applause—hear! hear! and see-boy! from the Vampyres—groans from the negroes!) Gentlemen of colour! I appeal to yourselves; shall not the descendants of the Gods be named before the offspring of the earth-born image, whom Titan impregnated with celestial fire?—For Prometheus was the first Vampyre. You must all know, as you have undoubtedly read Æschylus, that the vulture, who preyed on his liver, was neither fish, flesh, nor fowl. He is called a dog, which makes him a quadruped;—he is represented as ερπωυ, creeping, which proves him an insect; and is said to have wings, which shows that he was a bird. Now, from this amphibious monster have descended the Crows,—the Jackalls,—and the Bloodhounds;—the pirate Bat of Madagascar,—and the man-killing Ivunches of Chili;—the Sharks;—the Crocodiles;—the Krakens;—the Horse-leeches;—the Cape-cod Sea Serpents;—the Mermaids;—the Incubi;—and the Succubi!!! (loud cheering from the Vampyres.) From Titan himself, descended the Cy- clopes, and all other ancient and modern Anthropophagi; and, in lineal descent, the Moco tribe of our own EBOES, to whom I have the honour of being related. Those of you, too, are his posterity, who, after your deaths, return to your native land—the true Elysium; where the balmy bowl of the Coco, the soft bloom of the ANANA, and the coal-black beauties of the clime of love, shall for ever reward your fortitude, and steep in forgetfulness the memory of your wrongs. (hear! hear! from the negroes.) But none of these genera or species of our order, must longer engage your dignified and charitable attention. I come to ourselves, full- blooded—unadulterated—immortal bloodsuckers!—To ourselves—whether Gouls,—or Afrits,—or Vampyres;— Vroucolochas,—Vardoulachos,—or Broucolokas—To ourselves—the terror of the living and of the dead, and the participants of the nature of both;—To ourselves—the emblems at once of corruption and of vitality;—blotted from the records of existence, and replenished to repletion with circulating life;—abandoned by the quick, and unrecognised by the dead:—‘at once relics and relicts;— rocked on the bases of our own eternities;—the chronicles of what was—the solemn and sublime mementoes of what must be!’ unqualified approbation from both sides of the house.)

“The estate of Vampyrism is a fee-tail, and may be docked in two different ways. The first mode is the sanguinary practice of perforating the subject with a stake; and this is final. The other is produced by the gentler operation of the narcotic potion you behold in this phial; by whose lenient and opiate influence, the individual is restored to the plight, in which he was previous to his death, or his becoming a Vampyre, and belongs to the OBEAH mysteries.

“But to come to the object of our present meeting. Sublime and soul-elevating theme!—The emancipation of the Negroes!—The consecration of the soil of ST. DOMINGO to the manes of murdered patriots in all ages!—No matter whether the bill of sale was scrawled in French or in English;—No matter whether we were taken prisoners, in a battle between the LEOPHARES and the JAKOFFS, or in a skirmish between the SAMBOES and the SAWPITS;—No matter whether we were bought for calico and cotton, or for gunpowder or for shot;—No matter whether we were transported in chains or in ropes—in a brig, or a schooner, or a seventy-four—the first moment we come ashore on ST. DOMINGO, our souls shall swell like a sponge in the liquid element;—our bodies shall burst from their fetters, glorious as a curculio from its shell;—our minds shall soar like the car of the æronaut, when its ligaments are cut; in a word, O my brethren, we shall be free!—Our fetters discandied, and our chains dissolved, we shall stand liberated,—redeemed,— emancipated,—and disenthralled by the irresistible genius of UNIVERSAL EMANCIPATION!!!” (Unparalleled bursts of unprecedented applause!!!)

Such was the report of this oration, taken down in short hand by ZEMBO; of whose extraordinary sagacity so many proofs have been exhibited; and who was never unprovided with materials for any emergency. The fiery oratory of the Prince communicated such inspiration to the auditors, that the whole mass of their thick blood leaped up with the quickening pulse of anticipated freedom; they danced and sung, with violent gesticulations, like perfect Corybantes; but unfortunately, their Phyrricks were interrupted by the glittering bayonets of the soldiery; who poured in upon them from every quarter, and hemmed them in, with a bristling chevaux-de-frise of steel. The Vampyres, surprised but undaunted, unsheathed their sabres, and drew up in a gallant style, as if determined to die game; being, indeed, assured, that like so many Phœnixes, they would rise from their own ashes, as often as they might be cut down.

A desperate conflict ensued, during which Mrs. PERSONNE observed the phial, mentioned by the Prince, lying on the ground; and very thoughtfully put it in her ridicule. The slaves, seeing how the business was likely to terminate, prudently sneaked off, while the attention of the military was occupied by the Vampyres. The former were violently exasperated to find all their labour so unprofitable; since while they themselves were wounded by every blow of their opponents, the latter, like so many ninepins, were set up, as fast as they were bowled down; bending to the storm, like masts on a tempestuous ocean, and rising again upon the billow in perpendicular triumph.

But, being instructed by ZEMBO, the soldiers pinioned them as fast as they fell; and prevented their rising, by sitting in great numbers on their bodies; though the task was somewhat like that of detaining quicksilver beneath the fingers. The PRINCE, however, still fought desperately. Brandishing a huge scimitar in either hand, he swayed his arms like the sails of a windmill; while limbs, heads, and bodies flew about him, curvetting and dancing in the air; as when the ingenious Mr. MAFFEY pulls to pieces a coach, or an old woman, children, chickens, friars, and petticoats dance about in wild confusion, till the artist’s hand again brings order out of chaos:—Or, as when the renowned knight of the BED-CHAMBER, whose name eternal vases shall record, saw the ungenerous caricature on the wall, wielding a ponderous jug, he smote the innocent tables, chairs, and bed-posts, and strode victorious over the gory field: So fought the PRINCE; till being neatly pricked in the spine, unexpectedly, he soused (as Johannes Porco Latinus remarks) “in principia fundimentalia,” and was immediately set upon by a host. So when a Gœtulian lion is pierced by the light bamboo, overpowered by the hunters, he struggles in his thrall like an Enceladus under Ætna, and dies at last with heart-wrung tears of anguish, and re- verberating roars of hatred!!!

Stakes were immediately procured, and the whole infernal fraternity securely disposed of: as their compeers, described by Homer,

With burning chains fixed to the brazen floors And lock’d by hell’s inexorable doors.

With their bellowings, the vast chambers of the subterranean rung like the caverns of Delphos, when the inflammable air was fired by the crafty priests. The Inhabi- tants of the Island started up from their slumbers in shuddering terror, and believed that an earthquake was rumbling beneath their feet.

Mr. and Mrs. PERSONNE and ZEMBO lost no time in trying the effects of the African’s stolen prescription. Being thrown into a tranquil slumber they were conveyed to their plantation; and awoke the next morning, perfectly well, excepting slight colds in the head. Mr. PERSONNE, having been in statu quo, for sixteen years, was now much younger than his lady; a circumstance, for which she was not at all sorry; and which he himself declared by no means displeased him. The remainder of their life was serene as a tropic night; —illumined by the mild effulgence of domestic love;—fanned by the soft aspirations of peaceful bosoms;—and enlivened by the fire- fly scintillations of rapture!!!

ZEMBO, to whose taste and ingenuity they were indebted for their happiness, and who was baptized with the Christian name of BARABBAS, after an uncle of his mother’s, recorded what the reader has perused. One only circumstance, like one of those claps of thunder, frequently heard in the unclouded sky, passed over the tranquillity of their bosoms. Mrs. PERSONNE’S fourth husband’s child was a mulatto, and of Vampyrish propensities; of which his mother and Mr. PERSONNE were never able entirely to cure him, having used up all the African’s preparation.

The intelligent reader, (if any such there be,) will remember that this narrative commenced with the name of Mr. ANTHONY GIBBONS, of whom nothing has since been said; and whose adventures (to use a FORUM trope) “must remain buried in the bowels of futurity,” until a more convenient opportunity. He is a lineal descendant from the last-mentioned mulatto; and the manuscript, which is now given to the public, was transmitted to him from his ancestors. He is a resident in Essex county, New- Jersey; and candour requires us to state, that he is no relation to his celebrated namesake at ELIZABETH- TOWN; as it is notorious to all who have had the pleasure of witnessing the size of the latter gentleman’s waist, that he has too much bowels for so diabolical a profession; and it is to be hoped in charity, that though he is such a delicate morsel, when he is laid in the sepulchre of his fathers, he may not prove a titbit, to GLUT THE THIRST OF A VAMPYRE!!!

Moral.

N this happy land of liberty and equality, we are free from all traditional superstitions, whether political, religious, or otherwise. Fiction has no materials for machinery;—Romance no horrors for a tale of mystery. Yet in a figurative sense, and in the moral world, our climate is perhaps more prolific than any other, in enchanters,—Vampyres,—and the whole infernal brood of sorcery and witchcraft.

The accomplished dandy, who in maintaining his horses,—his taylor, &c.—absorbs in the forced and unnatural excitement of his senseless orgies, the life-blood of that wealth which his prudent Sire had accumulated by a long devotion to the counter,—What is he but a Vampyre?

The fraudulent trafficker in stock and merchandize, who, having sucked the whole substance of an hundred honest men, is consigned for a few weeks to the sepulchre of the jail; and then, by the potent magic of an insolvent law, stalks forth, triumphant with bloated villany, more elated in his shameless resurrection to renew his career of iniquity and of disgrace,—what is he but a Vampyre?

The corrupted and senseless Clerk, who being placed near the vitals of a moneyed institution, himself exhausted to feed the appetite of sharpers, drains, in his turn, the coffers he was appointed to guard,—is he not, I appeal to the Stockholders,—is he not a Vampyre?

Brokers, Country Bank Directors, and their disciples—all whose hunger and thirst for money, unsatisfied with the tardy progression of honest industry, by creating fictitious and delusive credit, has preyed on the heart and liver of public confidence, and poisoned the currents of public morals, are they not all Vampyres?

The whole tribe of Plagiarists, under every denomination;—The Critic, who. by eviscerating authors, and stuffing his own meagre show of learning with the pilfered entrails, ekes out his periodical fulmination against public taste;—the Forum Orator, who, without compunction, barbarously exenterates Burke, and Curran, and Phillips,—the Second- handed Lawyer,—Scholar,—Theologue,—who quote from quotations, and steal stolen property:—the Divine, who preaches Tillotson and Toplady;—what are they all but Vampyres?

The Empiric, who fills his own stomach, while he empties his shop into the bowels of the hypochondriac;—the Bibliopolist, “who guts the fobs” of the whole reading community, by ascribing to Lord Byron works which that author never saw; the philanthropic Contractor for the Army, who charges more for lime and horse-beef, than his quantum- meruit for the best provisions; who sets up his carriage and his palace, by blistering the mouths and destroying the intestines of thousands,— what are these but Vampyres?

The Professors and Disciples of Surgeon’s Hall, who, when a fine fat corse is rolled out of the resurrectionist’s budget, set up a howl of horrible transport, like he anthropophagous Caribs in Robinson Crusoe;—glut their gloating eyes with the pinguidity and unctuousness of the subject; and whet their blades like Shylock, impatient to attack the ilia,—what are they but Vampyres?

And I, who, as Johnson said of an hypochondriac Lady, “have spun this discourse out of my own bowels,” and made as free with those of others—I am a VAMPYRE!

Vampyrism; a poem

Utrum horum mavis accipe.

SOLOMON LANG & LAUNCELOT LANG - STAFF, Esquires.

GENTLEMEN, FROM the Gazette of August 17th, I am happy to learn, that you have entered into an alliance, offensive and defensive. The ties of kindred and the attraction of sympathy, one would think, ought to have brought about this union much sooner. You are, I believe, of one family;—although I am ignorant from whence LAUNCELOT has taken the Agnomen of STAFF: and I am equally unable to divine, why you have both docked the Nomen of your ancestors, which hath been written LANGEARS from time immemorial. Whatever may be your reasons for disowning your consanguinity to the great GENTILE family, the literary and political worlds rejoice, at least, in this consolidation of the talents of their two most distinguished members. The parity of intellect,—the similarity of taste,—the pungency of sarcasm possessed by both parties, justify the expectations formed by the public, from this conjunction of two such great luminaries. Both are imbued with that modest confidence, connected with the consciousness of superior talent. SOLOMON is formed, perhaps, of more impenetrable stuff: LAUNCELOT has more of the irritability and exquisite sensibility of genius.—Ira quidem communiter urit utrumque; but SOLOMON taketh the driest knocks with a good grace; LAUNCELOT is sooner thrown into a fever, and frets, to use a classic quotation of his own, “like a bear, with a sore head.”—SOLOMON is the better grammarian: LAUNCELOT hath, occasionally, greater command of language. Solomon, as he states, composes ideas and types simultaneously, a la mode de Wooler; Launcelot has the advantage of seeing his ideas embodied in black and white, in their flight from his brains to the printing office.— LAUNCELOT the FIERY, may be likened to the mad ORESTES: SOLOMON the PATIENT, to the faithful PYLADES.— SOLOMON is original in his own way: LAUNCELOT purloins from Swift, and Rabelais and others.—SOLOMON, pilloried in his own press, with no ally but the gray mare, bravely receives the missiles of the whole legion of editors; LAUNCELOT has only to open his mouth, or saw the air, or make a leg, on the literary stage; and all the gods of the Philadelphia gallery, pipe their shrill catcalls in discordant unison.—The castigation of both is equally dreadful. SOLOMON, with his “Good morning, Mr. Coleman,” and “Rot the sarpent,” condenses all his wrath into a laconic sarcasm: LAUNCELOT elaborates books, to the great terror and discomfiture of Gifford, Southey, and Scott. The Quarterly Reviewers received a death blow, because they could not find out the wit of the Scottish Fiddle; and the translator of Juvenal has never dared to show his face, since Mr. LANGSTAFF promulgated to the world, the secret of his origin. Poor Mr. Hall, the editor of the Port Folio,— because he criticised that Poem, (than which, in the language of Croaker, “nothing can be flatter or funnier;”) according to the canons of Martinus Scriblerus,—said Hall has been severely bemauled for his temerity. Many a heart-burning hath he experienced, from the caustic of Salmagundi Redivivus—Godwot!—magni nominis umbra!—On the whole, “none but yourselves can be your parallels.”

Allow me to dedicate the following rhymes to your firm; which will, I have no doubt, stand secure, amid all the present wreck of matters, and crashes of credit. Profound ignorance, bolstered by vanity, sits firmly on it own fundamental principles. Farewell, Gentlemen, accept the considerations of my high esteem—

Fortunati ambo—si quid mea carmina possunt, Nulla dies unquam memori vos eximet aevo!

-URIAH DERICK D’ARCY.

VAMPYRISM;

A POEM,

I.

IN this blest land, where valour burst The links which bound his children erst, And rent the vail whose darkness hid Legitimacy’s monstrous creed;— Where all that since the world began Had sway’d the sacred rights of man, With ancient dreams had past away, And bare in all its weakness lay;— Here reason, in triumphal hour, Asserted too her conquering power: From mountain, valley, plain and flood, She exorcised the shadowy brood

II.

When freshening gales had swept the mists, That wildly wreath’d the mountain crests, No cloudy spectre o’er the storm Reveal’d the terrors of his form;— When evening breezes curl’d the wave No wraiths disturb’d the wandering brave,— When lost in darkness, down the side Of craggy mount their path they tried, And stunn’d by torrents deafening roar, Downward were hurl’d, to rise no more; Men said their balance they had lost, But never laid it to a ghost.

III.

No more, around the guarded gold, Their wake were pirates seen to hold;— No elves the midnight circle tript; No fairies lunar vigils kept; Genii nor devils rose—except, Indeed, that once in godly Salem, Blue laws and preachings seem’d to fail ’em; Bed bugs and rats their slumbers broke, On Beelzebub they laid the joke; Took brandy to expel the fiend, Which answered quite another end! Old ladies then to swim were taught, In amorous league with Satan caught;— And some were hang’d:—but now no more ’Tis fit to rake up that old sore.

IV.

Of late the pole its fiends has sent, The ‘tarnal Yankees to torment; By water witchcraft long distrest, In vain with all their might they guest; Till when their gumption seem’d to fail One captain got him by the tail; But metamorphos’d, (such their story,) The wizard gave the man the go-by Turn’d out a tunny fish to be, The “shallowest monster” of the sea.

V.

And now they swear with might and main, That Monsieur Tonson’s come again: And Marshal Prince, his wife and daughters, Off Nahant, saw him walk the waters. The coachman there and Mrs. Prince Got at the odd fish several squints; But Mr. Prince, for weak his eye was, Look’d at him through a mast-head spy-glass; And took, lest men his word should doubt, An ugly likeness of his snout, With all the bumps the monster bore— He says, thirteen—his wife, two more.

VI.

In Morristown we’ve heard a ghost Wrought wonders to the people’s cost. ’Tis not long since, on New Year’s night, The devil gave three bad boys a fright; Who o’er their whiskey took to cursing, Spoke disrespectfully of his person, His government began to libel, And on the back-log put the bible.— But these things are of little moment, Unworthy of a further comment.

VII.

Yet SUPERSTITION! though thy throne Be rear’d in wilds and woods alone, Where the rude wanderer of the glen Invokes the souls of martial men;— Adores the torrent thundering loud; Calls on the spirits of the cloud;— And o’er the black and bursting heaven, Sees Ariouski’s chariot driven;— Yet, queen of terror’s sheetedband! Fiends worse than thine affright our land, While, stalking from their ghastly homes, The VAMPYRE host infuriate roams!

VIII.

Behold that EXQUISITE divine, Fit to hang up for fashion’s sign. In classic mould his wig is shear’d— SO SAUNDERS says—by all rever’d— (Yet much, with deference, due I doubt If Saunders’ science could make out Apollo’s nob, if slic’d off well, From J—n G. B—t’s bust to tell— Both are stuck up in the Academy— Yet for this query think not bad o’ me.) But to the Dandy—’neath his chin Hog’s bristles fiercely fence him in; One corset back his shoulders throws; His bowels other bones enclose; His ample chest is bullet proof, With cotton cram’d and such like stuff; And for his clothes—but here’s enough. For ere the printer’s tardy imp, Shall bid in type this doggrel limp, The swifter ninth part of a man Shall change the passing mode again; And waists now short shall then be long. All that’s now right shall then be wrong!

IX.

How came that puppy by his gig? What taught him how to look so big? For this behind the measur’d board His father scrap’d the growing hoard— Like him the pyramids who rear’d, To leave behind no name rever’d For, on the bowels of the heap, His revels shall this Vampyre keep; Till vigils late—and generous wine, And—things that suit no lay of mine; Have left him soon to die and rot, Be laugh’d at, pitied, and forgot! His species and his line to trace, And count the honours of his race, Let Mr. Wynkoop soar as high, As Scythia’s Cynocephali, And Mr. Langstaff dive as low As he, and he alone, can go;” Let this quote Greek—that crack stale jokes, The theme is worthy of such folks.

X.

Lo! thro’ the bustling world of trade, What monsters march in long parade; Gorg’d with the substance of a host, Swelling they strut with empty boast; The bubble burst, and credit fled, The money’d quack proclaims them dead;— Bailiffs in haste the corpse escort;— The turnkey says his service short;— Awhile in jail their bones repose, Till lo! the dungeon doors unclose! Insolvent laws, with potent spell, Have wrought the wondrous miracle; Their words of might the dead restore; And even more bloated than before, From that deep sepulchre, to prey On all the gudgeons in his way, Of shameless resurrection vain, The VAMPYRE BANKRUPT stalks again!

XI.

Temples of Mammon! O beware What priests the golden chalice bear! And let not hands profane approach The tempting, costly shrines to touch! Have we not seen what secret stealth Has suck’d the vitals of your wealth, When the weak dupe, quite drain’d himself, Grew hungry for the luscious pelf; Nor did his secret orgies end, Till fail’d a whole year’s dividend. And now once more in open air, Have we not seen the Vampyre pair, Stalk forth, from jails and juries free, In all the pride of infamy?

XII.

O HERMES of these latter times, I hail thee in unworthy rhymes! Great ALCHYMIST, whose art alone Has found the philosophic stone! Thou arch magician! to whose hand Alone is given the hazel wand, That finds the veins of glittering ores, Great DOUSTERSWIVEL of conjurors! What though thine art itself despair, And all the pageant fade in air? While harmless mobs thy doors assail, And blustering butchers curse and rail, Above thine own Flaminian roll’d, Shall thy triumphal chariot hold Its course majestical along, Before the whole admiring throng!

XIII.

O JACOB! JACOB! thou art keen, As thy great namesake;—him, I mean. Who manag’d for himself to keep The best of crafty Laban’s sheep. Immortal VAMPYRE of our age! O might this unassuming page Be read by all, whose fobs must bleed, Thy ravenous appetite to feed Behind thy coach and four might I Roll in an humbler tilbury; Beneath thy wings might D’ARCY’s name Soar to the solar blaze of fame!

XIV.

Plumb from the giddy height I fall, Amid whole herds of Vampyres small, CRITICS, who worn out common place With Author’s pilfer’d entrails grace; The FORUM spouter—barbarous Turk! Who rips up Curran, Phillips, Burke, And thunders forth bombastic centos, Of wasted time the sad mementoes; All those who QUOTE at second hand, And what they quote don’t understand; The PARSON who in sleepy tone Evangelizes Tillotson; All PLAGIARISTS,—concise to be,— Are GOULs of high or low degree.

XV.

The QUACK with brick dust who provides, Wherewith to line his own insides; Who fills up all his hungry chinks, While to a ghost his patient shrinks; THOMAS who vends as Byron’s own The works of doggrelists unknown; Honest CONTRACTORS, who are able To cheat both government and rabble; Who, worthy of the scourge and gallows, Set up their equipage and palace; While blister’d mouths deep curses pour And tortur’d soldiers writhe and roar, Who eat the beef of horses dead, And craunch corroding lime for bread— These, as the sufferers all agree, Are of the GOULE fraternity.

XVI. There are whose tongues around them throw The gall with which their hearts o’erflow, Like those from old Medusa’s head, Where’er its venom’d drops are shed, Earth’s verdure fades;—rank poison springs; Snakes hiss, and dragons spread their wings. Pale Dian’s hopeless votary old, Crabb’d, ancient dames, and bachelors cold, Nay e’en the blooming maid—will hie To the foul feast of calumny; On wisdom, worth, and reverend age, Beauty and wit, they glut their rage; And fondly hope, that as they tear The limbs of murder’d character, Their own fair fame shall prouder swell, Fatten’d upon the feast of hell!

XV.

There is a spot, unknown to fame, Where Vampyres haunt their hold of shame When ENVY left her noxious cave, Along Passaic’s winding wave, (Though Ovid has this fact forgot,) She linger’d by one cherish’d spot; She left her benediction here, The ground became for ever sere; Infected by her scatter’d slime And tainted to all after time; Whoever tastes its baleful food, A Vampyre longs to feed on blood— The blood of honour, virtue free, Fame, confidence and chastity!

XVIII.

But wouldst thou, in thy purpose bold The demon orgies foul behold— Mark where the SONS of SURGEON’S HALL, Upon their foul purveyor call; And lo, the plunderer of the tomb Brings up his budget in the room; Rolls out, their ardent gaze before, A huge, fat negress on the floor; Then with a savage howl they roar! Like cannibals, prepar’d to roast Their pris’ners on some barbarous coast; Like Shakspeare’s Jew, the joyous band Whet their keen blades with eager band; While all the putrid limbs excite Their foul and Vampyre appetite.—

XIX.

And what am I, whose spider skill Has thus contrived this sheet to fill; From my own bowels spun the lay, Until I find no more to say? Before to all I bid adieu, Confess,—I AM A VAMPYRE TOO!

[elfwreck]

This, by the way, is why ebook activists claim DRM is stupid and doesn't actually work.

Because people were making ebook versions of the texts they cared about long before any of the current formats existed, by manually typing in their favorite novels.

(That said: Tell your professor to get Calibre and the DeDRM plugin and extract that from the Kindle into a more accessible format. That, or learn how to crop the PDF down to the readable window.)

tell me my prof didn’t upload the reading by photocopying his kindle reader page by page

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How to Use Resume Suite’s AI-Powered Resume Import Feature

In today’s competitive job market, crafting a standout resume is crucial. However, writing or updating a resume from scratch can be time-consuming. Resume Suite’s Import feature streamlines this process: job seekers, recruiters, and career coaches can upload an existing resume (PDF, Word or text) and instantly leverage AI to improve it. AI-driven resume tools are known to “extract relevant information” and format it professionally, saving hours of manual editing. Below, we explain each step of the import process and how AI transforms your resume — from parsing and formatting to content optimization and targeted tailoring.

Getting Started: Importing Your Resume

Supported Formats: Resume Suite accepts all common resume files. You can upload a PDF, Word document (.doc/.docx), or a plain text (.txt) file. (In fact, many parsing tools explicitly support “DOC, DOCX, RTF, TXT, and PDF” formatshelp.vincere.io.)

How to Upload: Click the Import Resume or Upload button in Resume Suite. Use the file selector or drag-and-drop your resume file from your device. (Some tools also offer LinkedIn import, but Resume Suite focuses on file upload.)

Automatic Parsing: Once your file is uploaded, the system immediately reads the content. Behind the scenes, AI-powered parsing software scans the document and separates it into structured fields (contact info, summary, work history, education, skills, etc.). This step “extracts key information from your resume (whether it’s a PDF or a Word file)” and fits it into a clean template. You may see a brief “parsing in progress” message; in seconds, your raw resume will reappear in Resume Suite’s editor.

By importing rather than rebuilding your resume, you save time and ensure consistency. As one resume builder puts it, you don’t have to “start from scratch” — just upload the file and let AI do the rest. After import, you’ll see your resume content laid out in Resume Suite’s interface, ready for AI-enhanced editing.

AI-Powered Parsing and Formatting

Once imported, Resume Suite’s AI automatically reformats and tidies your resume. The AI performs a parsing process similar to Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), ensuring every detail is captured and arranged. For example, Careerflow’s resume builder explains that it “uses resume parsing software to extract key information” and apply it to predefined fields in a professional template. This means:

Structured Sections: The tool identifies standard sections (like Professional Summary, Work Experience, Education, Skills, Certifications) and places your content accordingly. If your original resume had unconventional headings or order, the AI will reorganize it into the familiar resume layout. Think of this as automatically enforcing best-practice structure (e.g. summary at top, education after work experience, etc.).

Consistent Formatting: AI checks and fixes formatting inconsistencies. It ensures uniform fonts, bullet styles, margins and spacing across the document. In practice, your imported resume is converted to a clean template so it looks polished and is ATS-friendly. As one expert notes, AI tools can “assist in formatting your resume to make it visually appealing and easy to read,” enforcing consistency in “font styles, spacing, and layout”.

After parsing, your resume content may appear slightly different — the AI has “reformatted it into one of the selected templates with the pre-defined fields”. This ensures that no text is missed by recruiters or ATS. (It’s a good idea to proofread the result: the AI may have rearranged some details, so verify that key information — like dates or job titles — transferred correctly.) Once satisfied, you can move on to the AI-driven editing tools to refine the content.

AI-Powered Content Enhancement

With the basic layout in place, Resume Suite’s AI goes to work on improving your writing and highlighting your strengths. Here’s how the AI optimizes your resume content:

Grammar and Tone Correction: AI scans for spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors. Many AI builders boast that they will “fix any mistakes in your resume” and make it sound more professional. For example, Kickresume’s AI rewriter promises to polish your CV “in a matter of seconds” by correcting mistakes and improving phrasing. Resume Suite similarly uses language models (often GPT-based) to refine sentences. Expect simpler phrasing, consistent verb tenses, and a professional tone.

Action Verbs & Professional Language: The AI suggests stronger action verbs and concise phrasing. It may detect weak or repetitive words (e.g. replacing “responsible for” with “led” or “managed”) to make bullet points more compelling. By rewriting bullet points, the AI “highlights your achievements and showcases your impact” more clearly.

Quantifying Achievements: Where possible, the AI tries to add metrics or quantifiers. If your resume lists duties, the AI can convert them into accomplishments. For example, “Improved sales” might become “Increased sales by 20%”. Many tools prompt you for numbers (e.g. how much revenue you contributed) to beef up your bullets. This practice aligns with AI resume tips that emphasize “identifying and quantifying achievements in your resume bullets” for greater impact.

Keyword Optimization: To pass ATS filters, your resume must include relevant keywords. Resume Suite’s AI will scan your content and suggest missing industry terms. It can even tailor your language to each job (see next section). For instance, Teal’s builder explicitly encourages strategic keyword use, noting that it can “incorporate keywords strategically to strengthen alignment with job requirements”. The AI might underline or recommend new skill keywords that you hadn’t mentioned.

Section Enrichment: If your resume lacks a common section (say, a Professional Summary or Skills list), the AI can draft one for you. Using your profile details, it may generate a concise summary or identify core skills. Some tools automatically populate an initial summary paragraph or pull skills from your job descriptions.

In practice, you’ll see suggestions or buttons like “Rewrite this sentence” or “Improve bullet” next to each section. Accepting these suggestions will reword that part of your resume. The end result is a clearer, more polished document: one AI builder even advertises that its user’s resume will have an “extra polish” and “sound more professional” after the AI edits.

Tailoring Resumes to Each Job

A standout feature of Resume Suite’s AI is job-specific tailoring. After importing your resume, you can provide a target job title or description, and the AI will recontextualize your resume content for that role. Here’s how it works:

Enter Job Details: The tool prompts you to specify the position you’re aiming for. You might type in the job title and paste the job description, or select a saved job profile. By doing this, you tell the AI the industry and responsibilities to focus on.

AI Keyword Matching: The AI scans the job description to identify key skills, terms, and priorities. It then checks your resume against these. Many AI resume tools boast of “automatically incorporating job-specific keywords with AI to tailor your resume” for each application. In effect, the AI will highlight or suggest adding keywords from the job description to your resume bullet points and summary.

Rewriting Content: Based on the target role, the AI may rewrite sections of your resume. For example, it can revamp your summary paragraph to echo the language of the job posting. In one AI tool, simply pasting a job description lets the software “tailor your resume summary, experience, skills and achievements sections to the job… including relevant skills and keywords you missed. Another reports generating “a new version of your resume that is optimized for your desired job or industry”.

Customized Suggestions: After tailoring, the AI often shows you an updated draft. You can review changes like new bullet points, edited summary, or reordered skills. For example, Careerflow’s help center explains that its AI “helps you tailor your resume specifically to job opportunities” by adjusting suggestions based on your submitted job title and description. Resume Suite’s AI operates similarly, giving you a draft that emphasizes the qualifications most relevant to your target role.

By repeating this process with different job descriptions, you can quickly create multiple resume versions — each one optimized for a specific application. This helps job seekers maximize their interview callbacks. Recruiters or coaches can also use this feature to see how a candidate’s resume would look for different roles or industries.

Reviewing and Finalizing Your Resume

After the AI completes its edits, you’ll find yourself in Resume Suite’s editor interface. Typically, the screen is split: on one side you see the new resume layout, and on the other side an editor with tools and feedback. For example, a typical resume builder shows a resume score or match percentage, along with skill-match indicators to guide you.

Check the AI’s Work: Carefully read through each section. Make sure that all important information is present and correctly formatted. Sometimes the AI parser can misinterpret unusual text (for example, oddly formatted dates or symbols). The tool often reminds users to “go through the created resume and make the necessary changes to ensure the data you need is present”.

Accept or Edit Suggestions: The AI may underline phrases or provide alternate versions. You can click on suggestions like “Rewrite sentence” or “Improve bullet” to view its edit. Accept changes that enhance clarity and professionalism. If a suggestion doesn’t fit your experience, feel free to ignore it or adjust manually.

Final Formatting: Once content is settled, you can tweak design elements. Resume Suite likely includes template options (fonts, colors, section order). Ensure that your name and contact details are prominently placed and that headings are clear. The AI has set a solid foundation, but small tweaks (like adjusting a margin or adding a line break) give the final polished look.

When you’re satisfied, download or export the resume. Most systems let you save the finished resume as a PDF (highly recommended for universal compatibility) or as a Word file. Your imported resume is now a modern, ATS-friendly document that highlights your strengths.

Benefits for Job Seekers, Recruiters, and Career Coaches

Job Seekers: The import feature gives job hunters a fast-track to a professional resume. Instead of rewriting every detail, you start with your existing resume and let the AI polish it. This saves valuable time (many AI tools boast “time efficiency” by auto-filling details and generating content quickly. The AI also ensures your resume passes through ATS filters by applying the right keywords and format. You can create multiple customized versions for different roles, improving your chances of landing interviews. As Kickresume advertises, its AI can give your CV “that extra polish” almost instantly, meaning less tedious editing and more job applications sent out.

Recruiters/Hiring Managers: Resume Suite can also help recruiters who wish to standardize incoming resumes. By importing candidate resumes into a uniform template, recruiters can quickly compare qualifications. The AI’s parsing makes key data (titles, skills, dates) explicit, reducing manual review time. Moreover, if a recruiter recommends edits to a candidate’s resume, they can demonstrate improvements using the tool. The AI’s emphasis on ATS compliance ensures that candidates’ resumes are optimized for any systems recruiters use, minimizing lost information.

Career Coaches/Advisors: Coaches benefit from being able to show clients immediate, tangible improvements. For example, a coach can upload a client’s resume and together review AI suggestions on phrasing and structure. This makes lessons on resume writing concrete. The AI’s ability to tailor resumes to specific roles is invaluable for coaching — you can demonstrate how adding or rewording a skill can change the resume’s focus. Career coaches can leverage the “customization” advantage of AI tools, which explicitly allow tailoring by industry and keywords Instead of crafting edits manually, coaches use Resume Suite to experiment with wording, quantify achievements, and highlight strengths, guiding clients toward higher-impact resumes.

In short, Resume Suite’s import and AI features empower all users to produce cleaner, more effective resumes. By automating tedious formatting and infusing expert writing tips, the tool helps each resume meet professional standards and stand out to recruiters.

Conclusion

Resume Suite’s import feature and AI-driven editor make resume updating faster and smarter. By supporting common file types (PDF, Word, Text) and using AI to parse, reformat, and enrich your content, the tool turns an old resume into an optimized, ATS-friendly document. The step-by-step experience — from uploading a file to adding a target job and reviewing AI-suggested edits — is designed to be intuitive. Users get concrete feedback (like improved bullet points, error-free writing, and relevant keywords) that make their resumes stronger. Whether you’re a job seeker polishing your profile, a recruiter organizing candidate details, or a career coach refining a client’s CV, Resume Suite’s AI enhances every resume with professional format and targeted content improvements.

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Unlocking New Horizons: 5 Powerful Ways to Use Claude 4

The future of AI is here. Anthropic's highly anticipated Claude 4 models (Opus 4 and Sonnet 4), released in May 2025, have fundamentally shifted the landscape of what large language models are capable of. Moving beyond impressive text generation, Claude 4 represents a significant leap forward in reasoning, coding, autonomous agent capabilities, and deep contextual understanding.

These aren't just incremental upgrades; Claude 4 introduces "extended thinking" and robust tool-use, enabling it to tackle complex, long-running tasks that were previously out of reach for AI. Whether you're a developer, researcher, content creator, or strategist, understanding how to leverage these new powers can unlock unprecedented levels of productivity and insight.

Here are 5 powerful ways you can put Claude 4 to work right now:

1. Revolutionizing Software Development and Debugging

Claude 4 Opus has quickly earned the title of the "world's best coding model," and for good reason. It’s built for the demands of real-world software engineering, moving far beyond simple code snippets.

How it works: Claude 4 can process entire codebases, understand complex multi-file changes, and maintain sustained performance over hours of work. Its "extended thinking" allows it to plan and execute multi-step coding tasks, debug intricate errors by analyzing stack traces, and even refactor large sections of code with precision. Integrations with IDEs like VS Code and JetBrains, and tools like GitHub Actions, make it a true pair programmer.

Why it's powerful: Developers can dramatically reduce time spent on tedious debugging, boilerplate generation, or complex refactoring. Claude 4 enables the automation of entire coding workflows, accelerating development cycles and freeing up engineers for higher-level architectural and design challenges. Its ability to work continuously for several hours on a task is a game-changer for long-running agentic coding projects.

Examples: Asking Claude 4 to update an entire library across multiple files in a complex repository, generating comprehensive unit tests for a new module, or identifying and fixing subtle performance bottlenecks in a large-scale application.

2. Deep Research and Information Synthesis at Scale

The ability to process vast amounts of information has always been a hallmark of advanced LLMs, and Claude 4 pushes this boundary further with its impressive 200K token context window and new "memory files" capability.

How it works: You can feed Claude 4 entire books, dozens of research papers, extensive legal documents, or years of financial reports. It can then not only summarize individual sources but, crucially, synthesize insights across them, identify conflicting data, and draw nuanced conclusions. Its new "memory files" allow it to extract and save key facts over time, building a tacit knowledge base for ongoing projects.

Why it's powerful: This transforms qualitative and quantitative research. Researchers can quickly identify critical patterns, lawyers can analyze massive discovery documents with unprecedented speed, and business analysts can distill actionable insights from overwhelming market data. The memory feature is vital for long-term projects where context retention is key.

Examples: Uploading a collection of scientific papers on a specific disease and asking Claude 4 to identify emerging therapeutic targets and potential side effects across all studies; feeding it competitor annual reports and asking for a comparative SWOT analysis over five years; or using it to build a comprehensive knowledge base about a new regulatory framework.

3. Advanced Document Understanding & Structured Data Extraction

Beyond simple OCR (Optical Character Recognition), Claude 4 excels at Intelligent Document Processing (IDP), understanding complex layouts and extracting structured data even from challenging formats.

How it works: Claude 4 can accurately process PDFs, scanned images, tables, and even mathematical equations. Its advanced vision capabilities combined with its reasoning allow it to not just read text, but to understand the context of information within a document. This makes it highly effective for extracting key-value pairs, table data, and specific entities.

Why it's powerful: This is a boon for automating workflows in industries heavily reliant on documents like finance, healthcare, and legal. It significantly reduces manual data entry, improves accuracy, and speeds up processing times for invoices, contracts, medical records, and more. Its performance on tables and equations makes it particularly valuable for technical and financial data.

Examples: Automatically extracting specific line items and totals from thousands of varied invoices; converting scanned legal contracts into structured data for clause analysis; or digitizing and structuring data from complex scientific papers that include charts and formulas.

4. Building Highly Autonomous AI Agents

The "extended thinking" and parallel tool use capabilities in Claude 4 are specifically designed to power the next generation of AI agents capable of multi-step workflows.

How it works: Claude 4 can plan a series of actions, execute them (e.g., using a web search tool, a code interpreter, or interacting with an API), evaluate the results, and then adjust its strategy – repeating this loop thousands of times if necessary. It can even use multiple tools simultaneously (parallel tool use), accelerating complex processes.

Why it's powerful: This moves AI from a reactive assistant to a proactive collaborator. Claude 4 can manage entire projects, orchestrate cross-functional tasks, conduct in-depth research across the internet, and complete multi-stage assignments with minimal human oversight. It's the beginning of truly "agentic" AI.

Examples: An AI agent powered by Claude 4 autonomously researching a market, generating a business plan, and then outlining a marketing campaign, using web search, data analysis tools, and internal company databases; a customer support agent capable of not just answering questions but also initiating complex troubleshooting steps, accessing internal systems, and escalating issues.

5. Nuanced Content Creation & Strategic Communication

Claude 4's enhanced reasoning and commitment to Constitutional AI allow for the creation of highly nuanced, ethically aligned, and contextually rich content and communications.

How it works: The model's refined understanding allows it to maintain a consistent tone and style over long outputs, adhere strictly to complex brand guidelines, and navigate sensitive topics with greater care. Its "extended thinking" also means it can develop more coherent and logical arguments for strategic documents.

Why it's powerful: This elevates content creation and strategic planning. Businesses can generate high-quality marketing materials, detailed reports, or persuasive proposals that resonate deeply with specific audiences while minimizing the risk of miscommunication or ethical missteps. It's ideal for crafting communications that require significant thought and precision.

Examples: Drafting a comprehensive policy document that balances multiple stakeholder interests and adheres to specific legal and ethical frameworks; generating a multi-channel marketing campaign script that adapts perfectly to different cultural nuances; or crafting a compelling long-form article that synthesizes complex ideas into an engaging narrative.

Claude 4 is more than just a powerful chatbot; it's a versatile foundation for intelligent automation and deeper understanding. By embracing its capabilities in coding, research, document processing, agent building, and content creation, professionals across industries can unlock new levels of efficiency, insight, and innovation. The era of the true AI collaborator has arrived.

[byepaper]

How AI in Business Is Quietly Powering a Productivity Revolution 

If you’re running a business, your desk both physical and digital is likely ground zero for a daily battle. It’s a battle against paper piles, overflowing inboxes, and the constant, nagging feeling that the one piece of information you need is buried somewhere you can’t find it. Your tasks live on one list, your team communications on another, and the critical documents they relate to are locked away in a digital filing cabinet. Sound familiar? 

For years, this chaotic dance has been the accepted cost of doing business. But the landscape is changing, and not because of some far-off, futuristic concept. The change is happening now, powered by the practical application of AI in business. This isn't about sci-fi robots; it's about intelligent tools that are fundamentally reshaping our workflows, turning outdated processes into streamlined, productive powerhouses. 

The AI revolution app is no longer a futuristic dream; it’s a real, accessible tool that can give your team its most valuable resource back: time. Let's explore how. 

The Old Way: When Your Documents Are Data Graveyards 

Think about the traditional workflow. A crucial piece of mail arrives a contract, an invoice, a client update. It gets scanned and saved as a PDF. And then... it sits. It becomes a digital artifact, a snapshot in time. Its contents, full of valuable data, deadlines, and action items, are essentially frozen. To get any value from it, a team member has to manually open it, read it, identify key information, and then switch to another application to create a task, set a reminder, or email a colleague. 

This is the definition of a disconnected workflow. Each step is manual, time-consuming, and carries the risk of human error. A missed deadline on an invoice can lead to late fees. A forgotten clause in a contract can lead to compliance issues. In this model, your documents are not assets; they are liabilities waiting to be managed. 

The New Way: Transforming Documents and Tasks with Intelligence 

Now, think of a different approach. Let’s say an intelligent hub where your documents and tasks are not just stored, but are active participants in your workflow. This is the promise of modern AI tools for small business, and it’s a game-changer. 

This new wave of technology is built on a simple but profound principle: your documents contain actionable information, and your tasks should be directly linked to that information. Here’s how this transformation unfolds in three key areas: 

1. From Static Files to an Interactive Conversation 

The most significant leap forward in business AI is the ability to understand unstructured data. That PDF of a contract is no longer just a static image of text. An AI can read, comprehend, and categorize its contents. 

This gives rise to one of the most powerful new capabilities: the ability to "talk to your documents." 

Instead of spending twenty minutes skimming a 30-page lease agreement to find the termination clause, you can simply ask the document directly: "What are the terms for early termination?" and get an instant, AI-powered answer. Need to know the total due across a dozen invoices? Ask the folder, "What is the total accounts payable for this month?" and get an immediate sum. This turns your entire document archive from a passive storage system into an active, searchable knowledge base. It’s like having a research assistant for every document your business owns. 

2. Automating the Administrative Grind 

Every business is burdened by essential but tedious administrative tasks. Manually entering data from an invoice into your accounting software, creating a task to follow up, and setting a calendar reminder is a classic example. It’s a three-step process that drains focus and invites errors. 

This is where a modern AI revolution app truly shines. By integrating AI, the workflow becomes seamless and automated: 

Capture & Extract: You scan or upload the invoice. The AI immediately reads it and extracts the key data: vendor, due date, amount, and line items. 

Act & Assign: Based on this data, the system can automatically create a task—"Approve and Pay Invoice #123"—and assign it to the right person on your team. 

Remind & Track: An intelligent reminder is automatically set for a few days before the due date, ensuring the task is never forgotten. 

What was once a 10-minute manual process is now a 10-second automated action. When you multiply this by the hundreds of similar tasks your team handles each month, the cumulative time savings are staggering. 

3. Unifying Your Workflow for Peak Productivity and Security 

One of the biggest hidden costs in any business is context-switching—jumping between your email, your task manager, your cloud storage, and your team chat. Every switch breaks concentration and drains mental energy. 

The most effective AI tools for small business solve this by creating a unified workspace. The document you’re discussing, the tasks related to it, and the conversation about it all live in one central place. This holistic view ensures everyone on the team is on the same page, reducing miscommunication and ensuring accountability. 

Crucially, this unification doesn't have to come at the expense of security. Forward-thinking platforms are designed to provide this layer of intelligence on top of your existing, trusted cloud storage. The AI interacts with your documents in your Google Drive or OneDrive, but it doesn't store them. This model gives you the best of both worlds: cutting-edge AI functionality and the peace of mind that your most sensitive data remains securely under your control. 

The Future of Business is Here, and It's Smarter, Not Harder 

The application of AI in business is no longer a question of "if," but "when and how." For small and growing businesses, the time is now. The tools are no longer reserved for massive corporations with huge IT budgets. 

By embracing an AI revolution app, you’re not just buying software; you’re adopting a new, more intelligent way of working. You’re empowering your team to move beyond manual data entry and document wrangling and focus on the strategic, creative, and client-facing work that truly drives growth. 

Time to transform your documents from static files into your most valuable assets? The journey begins with that first pile of paper, that first chaotic workflow, and the decision to get hold of a smarter way forward. 

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Did Acrobat offer free editing?

I ask this because I was one of the original engineers who worked on Acrobat in the 90's and there was a distinction at that time between viewing and creating/editing PDFs. The reason was that (1) Adobe wanted to make money so giving away everything wouldn't work and (2) Adobe wanted PDF to be adopted so they tried to make it easy to view documents.

But let's take a moment and talk about why the general problem of "editing PDF" is so challenging. The file format for PDF is an object-based text format that is derived from the PostScript programming language. This is a language that uses postfix notation for all operations. So instead of writing, say "3 + 4" you would write "3 4 +" or more precisely "3 4 add". The problem with PostScript for documents is that it's a full programming language which is Turing complete, which means it can computer anything we think is computable. It also means that it's prone to the halting problem, which is "how can you determine a priori if a program will halt". That's a problem when you're trying to read a document because page 16 might have an infinite loop on it. PostScript printers can get away with this because they have something called "page timeout" and "job timeout" both of which are acceptable in a printer but not in a desktop app.

So PDF uses syntax similar to PostScript, but it has no looping and you can't define functions, so it's guaranteed to halt.

What happens on any given page is that the page has an element called Contents which is supposed to be a stream of operators that might look like this:

BT /F0 12 Tf (This is some text) Tj ET

which means Begin Text, set the font to F0 which is a named font resource in the page to size 12 (Tf is the operator) Write the text on the page (Tj) and End Text.

The problem is that there is nothing from stopping you from writing this:

BT /F0 12 Tf (This ) Tj (is ) Tj (some t) Tj (e) Tj (x) Tj (t) Tj ET

which is equivalent, but not identical.

Another issue is that the file format is very tricky to get right. Nearly everything is based on where the objects lived in the file. So something that sounds simple like "remove a page" can be devilishly hard. Imagine taking a fishing net loaded with fish, cutting out all the sections of the net that have barnacles on them, picking up the net and putting it down somewhere else without losing any fish.

So things that *sound* simple may be very very hard. For example, just extracting the text from a page is a real pain in the ass. I worked with the guy who wrote that code and it's...OK, but it was not easy to do because we kept finding reasonable examples that broke it.

Some 20 years later, I wrote a modern toolkit for reading and writing PDF and it took me a long time to figure out how to do text extraction better than the original code. I'm going to explain it and maybe you'll understand it, maybe not, but it will give you a sense of the task.

First you create a bounded space. Then you "render" a page. Every time you hit a text operator, you bundle up all the elements that describe the text which includes the text, it's encoding, the font and size of the text, the transformation matrix, and the bounding quadrilateral. You throw it at the bounded space and divide it into quadrants around the text. This process is building a 2 dimensional spatial tree. Every time you throw another piece of text, you either resubdivide the space, you find that the text is "close enough" to text in the space to join it together in fragments. Lather rinse repeat until you're done with the page. So when you're done, by walking the quad tree you get all the text off the page in fragments that group logically together. Next step is to sort the page into reading order. But wait - what's the reading order of the page? Depends on the language or languages in which it is written.

And ta-da, you now have the text extracted from the page. Want to correct a typo? Sure - go for it, but that is, how we say, non-trivial because where a word is in the stream of operators may be a profound effect on the rest of the page. The general solutions are hard.

When I wrote my toolkit, I focused on (1) making the API I surfaced easy to use (2) hiding the details of the PDF spec (3) making it performant and (4) making it easy to maintain.

One of my favorite things that I did was make a piece of code that could take an existing PDF and and a JPG, decompose the JPG into pixels and drop a rectangle annotation on the page for every pixel in the image. In doing this, I found that my code could do that correctly in a second or so. That's laying 4000ish rectangle annotations and rewriting the document (remember the fishnet?). It took Acrobat MINUTES to open the document. I could open it in well under a second with my code.

tl;dr - anything that involved writing PDF had a price tag put on it at Adobe. The PDF spec is amazingly flexible - it's meant to represent anything you can put on paper. It is devilishly hard to do simple things with PDF - it was more or less designed to be write-only.

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How to Repurpose Old Blog Posts for Maximum Traffic

If you’ve been publishing content for a while, chances are your blog already has a solid archive of posts. But what many businesses don’t realize is that those old blog posts—rather than being outdated—can be a goldmine for SEO and audience engagement when repurposed effectively.

In today’s fast-moving digital environment, smart brands (and content writing services) are turning to repurposing strategies to maximize traffic, improve ROI, and keep their content calendar full—without always starting from scratch.

Let’s explore how you can give your old blog content a second life and turn it into traffic-generating assets across multiple platforms.

1. Update and Refresh Outdated Information

The first and most important way to repurpose old blog content is to update it with fresh data. Search engines prioritize content that is current, accurate, and helpful.

To refresh an old post:

Replace outdated statistics or references

Add new internal or external links

Improve your meta title and description

Enhance readability and formatting

Include new insights or examples

Once updated, republish the article with a new timestamp, and resubmit it to Google via Search Console. This signals freshness and can quickly boost your rankings and visibility.

2. Turn Blogs into Social Media Content

Long-form blogs can be broken down into bite-sized insights for social media. This not only extends the reach of your content but also drives traffic back to the original post.

Here’s how:

Extract key quotes or stats for LinkedIn or Twitter

Turn step-by-step sections into Instagram carousels

Create short reels or TikToks summarizing main points

Use blog intros as hooks for Facebook captions

Visual content performs well, so pair text with images, branded graphics, or short videos.

3. Convert Posts into Videos or Webinars

Video content dominates user engagement across platforms. Take the core idea from a well-performing blog and turn it into a:

YouTube explainer video

Facebook or Instagram Live session

Webinar or short presentation

This allows you to tap into audiences that prefer watching over reading. You can also embed these videos back into the original post to enhance SEO and time-on-page.

4. Create Infographics and Visual Summaries

If your blog includes data, tips, or a process, you can convert it into an infographic—a highly shareable and easy-to-understand format.

Infographics are ideal for:

Pinterest, LinkedIn, and SlideShare

Email marketing campaigns

Lead magnets or gated content

Free tools like Canva or Piktochart make it easy to design compelling visuals that bring your content to life.

5. Combine Posts into an Ebook or Guide

Do you have several blog posts around a similar theme? Combine them into a more comprehensive asset like:

A downloadable PDF guide

An email course

A lead-generating ebook

This repackaging approach allows you to offer something valuable to users in exchange for their contact info—fueling your email list while maximizing blog utility.

6. Transform Content into Email Sequences

Instead of writing email newsletters from scratch, recycle blog content into digestible email series. Break down each key section into its own email and include links back to the blog for deeper reading.

This approach is especially effective for nurturing leads or onboarding subscribers with helpful, relevant content.

7. Use Snippets for FAQs or Help Center

If your old blog posts answer common customer questions, rework them into:

FAQ sections on your product or service pages

Entries in your help center or knowledge base

Chatbot replies or canned responses

This improves user experience and boosts your SEO by targeting long-tail question-based keywords.

Conclusion: Amplify Results with Content Writing Services

Repurposing blog content is one of the most efficient and cost-effective ways to keep your content strategy active, boost organic traffic, and expand your reach across platforms. It saves time, stretches the value of your existing assets, and helps you consistently deliver value to your audience.

If you’re unsure where to start, or don’t have the internal resources to handle strategic updates and repurposing, content writing services can help. These professionals audit your existing blog library, identify top-performing pieces, and execute a multi-format content strategy that drives results.

In 2025, it's not just about publishing more—it's about working smarter with what you already have. Repurpose with intention, and let every piece of content do double (or triple) duty for your brand.

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❓ Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) What is PeekScan?

PeekScan is a feature-rich app for scanning, processing, and organizing documents with OCR, secure sharing, and cloud storage integration.  Is it free to use? Yes! PeekScan offers free features and affordable premium plans for extra storage and tools.  Which file formats are supported? PDF, JPEG, PNG, and editable text via OCR.  How secure is PeekScan? Your data is encrypted and protected by secure Gmail login and authentication systems.  Can I use my own cloud storage? Absolutely! You can link to Google Drive, Dropbox, or OneDrive — or use our premium storage plans.  Want to go premium? Unlock advanced OCR, unlimited cloud sync, bulk scanning, and more through in-app purchases.

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🔥 Unlock 100+ Free Online Tools with QuickToolify – No Login, No Ads!

📖 Introduction: Maximize Your Productivity with QuickToolify In the fast-paced digital world, time is everything. Whether you're a student working on a project, a digital marketer optimizing a campaign, a developer writing code, or a content creator polishing your latest piece — you need tools that work fast, free, and flawlessly. 👉 QuickToolify offers a suite of 100+ free online tools to simplify daily digital tasks — no sign-up, no ads, and mobile-optimized.

🛠️ QuickToolify Toolkit: What You Can Do

QuickToolify is divided into well-organized categories for smooth access. Here’s a snapshot of what you can do: 📄 Document & PDF Tools - 📎 Merge, split, compress PDFs - 📄 Convert PDF to Word, Excel, JPG - 🔍 Extract text from PDFs instantly ✅ Perfect for students, freelancers, and professionals managing large documents. 🖼️ Image Tools - 📷 Compress images without losing quality - 🔄 Convert PNG ↔ JPG ↔ WebP - ✂️ Resize or crop images for social media, websites, or portfolios ✅ Designers and bloggers love these tools! ✍️ Text & Content Tools - 📝 Word & character counters – great for SEO - 🔡 Case converter – switch between lowercase, uppercase, title case - 🧠 Lorem Ipsum generator – perfect for mockups and designs ✅ Bloggers, writers, and developers use this daily. 🔍 SEO & Web Tools - 🔧 Meta tag generator – boost click-through rate - 📊 Keyword density analyzer – optimize blog posts - 🔗 Backlink checker – analyze competitor strategies ✅ SEO experts and marketers trust it. 🤖 AI Tools (Powered by Modern AI) - 🧠 AI Text Summarizer – extract key points in seconds - 💡 Content idea generator – never run out of blog ideas - ✍️ Grammar and spell checker – polish your content ✅ Powered by AI to save hours of manual work!

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Here are direct links to some of the most popular tools: - 🔗 Image Compressor - 🔗 PDF Converter - 🔗 Meta Tag Generator - 🔗 AI Text Summarizer - 🔗 Keyword Density Checker

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💾 Download your optimized image – high-quality, reduced size

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