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Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a method and apparatus for layered printing. In one embodiment, printing is performed on a leaf of layered paper. In one embodiment, the leaf of layered paper is approximately the same thickness as a conventional sheet of paper commonly used in the printing application (e.g., business card thickness, typewriter page thickness, etc.). The layered paper is similar in appearance to conventional paper and has the ability to bond with ink or toner. In one embodiment, layered paper is formed by the layering of two or more thin layers of paper-like or plastic-like sheets. The characteristics of a sheet of layered paper include flexibility and low elasticity. In one embodiment, three thin sheets of Mylar-like plastic are coated on a side, termed the 'back side', with a non-hardening adhesive. Each thin sheet is bonded to the next by the adhesive coated side.

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