A block quotation (also known as a long quotation or extract) is a quotation in a written document, that is set off from the main text as a paragraph, or block of text, and typically distinguished visually using indentation and a different typeface or smaller size quotation.

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   	<p>A block quotation (also known as a long quotation or extract) is a quotation in a written document, that is set off from the main text as a paragraph, or block of text, and typically distinguished visually using indentation and a different typeface or smaller size quotation. </p>
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The intro text may be a lead-in to the passage of text, or it may just be used to create a visual distinction between the rest of the passage of text.

									
										<p class="intro">The intro text may be a lead-in to the passage of text, or it may just be used to create a visual distinction between the rest of the passage of text.</p>