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I need a tool to convert image to text.<br />
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Here is a sample image: <a href="http://www.ilafl-cio.org/docs/08GenEndorseREV.pdf" rel="ugc">http://www.ilafl-cio.org/docs/08GenEndorseREV.pdf</a><br />
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The PDF is actually an image, so I can not copy/paste the text.
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I need a tool to convert image to text.

Here is a sample image: http://www.ilafl-cio.org/docs/08GenEndorseREV.pdf

The PDF is actually an image, so I can not copy/paste the text.

Convert image to text tool.

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