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This entity is a digital representation of the **Project Gutenberg License**, classified as backmatter extracted from the plain text file `tom_sawyer.txt`. It spans lines 8946 to 9026 of the source file and was processed on January 28, 2026, as part of a structured text extraction workflow. The license governs the use and distribution of Project Gutenberg™ electronic works and is part of [Test Collection](arke:01KG2T49K0H5GDRB0G4YDTPG8H), a curated set of textual materials.
## Context
The license appears at the end of [The Adventures of Tom Sawyer](arke:01KG2TP9MA26GMS73H3R2KPN3R), following the "CONCLUSION" section and preceding subsequent licensing subsections such as [1.E.2.](arke:01KG2TS2DGA9FF5FKKDXQ5A4W9). It was extracted from the full text file [tom_sawyer.txt](arke:01KG2T4RHC4E1XKJ12BJRXE8E8), which contains the complete novel along with standardized Project Gutenberg front and back matter. The structure extraction process segmented this license into two sequential [chunks](arke:01KG2TS67E4NVVSZBFHX8W11K8) for computational handling, and it is nested within a broader backmatter section that includes both the conclusion and full licensing terms.
## Contents
This backmatter section contains the beginning of **The Full Project Gutenberg License**, including the preamble and the start of Section 1: "General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg™ electronic works." It outlines key requirements such as user agreement upon use (1.A), trademark usage (1.B), the public domain status of most works in the U.S. (1.C), jurisdictional considerations (1.D), and the necessity of displaying licensing notices (1.E.1). The text emphasizes free access, redistribution rights, and compliance mechanisms, forming the legal foundation for sharing copyrighted and public domain works through the Project Gutenberg initiative.
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