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import java.io.FileOutputStream;

import com.lowagie.text.Document;
import com.lowagie.text.pdf.BaseFont;
import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfContentByte;
import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfLayer;
import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfWriter;

public class MainClass {
    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
        Document document = new Document();
        PdfWriter writer = PdfWriter.getInstance(document, new FileOutputStream("2.pdf"));
        writer.setPdfVersion(PdfWriter.VERSION_1_5);
        document.open();
        PdfLayer layer = new PdfLayer("Do you see me?", writer);

        BaseFont bf = BaseFont.createFont(BaseFont.HELVETICA, BaseFont.WINANSI, BaseFont.NOT_EMBEDDED);
        PdfContentByte cb = writer.getDirectContent();
        cb.beginText();
        cb.setTextMatrix(50, 790);
        cb.setLeading(24);
        cb.setFontAndSize(bf, 18);
        cb.showText("Do you see me?");
        cb.beginLayer(layer);
        cb.newlineShowText("this is a test");
        cb.endLayer();
        cb.endText();
        document.close();
    }
}