Text and positioning
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A ``text`` element places a standalone run of text. Text supports multiple
lines with ``\n`` and can be aligned and positioned:

.. sheeptext::
   :alt: Two lines of centred text

   text "Top\nBottom" align center valign top

Place elements at explicit coordinates with ``at (x, y)``:

.. sheeptext::
   :alt: A caption positioned near a box

   Caption: text "Overview" align center at (160, 40)
   box "System" at (160, 120)

Text runs can contain escaped characters — a literal quote is ``\"`` and a
literal backslash is ``\\``:

.. sheeptext::
   :alt: A line of text containing an escaped quote and an escaped backslash

   text "path C:\\tmp - she said \"hello\""

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