how can i age this document while retaining accurate text?

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I am using AI image editing sites to age this document (daves patent original) while retaining accurate text...theoretically.
When I upload the image to an AI website I tell it to make the document look old, which gives it a yellowish color. I also say to make sure the text is accurately reproduced. But every time, the test has some words changed. The text is in old manuscipt style and may times the thin leg of the letter ("A") for example is completely missing. How can I faithfully make a duplicate of this document and also have it look aged? How would you do it?
I have included a sample of the defective document produced by AI.
 

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print the document, crumple it up, smooth it out. put drops of fruit juice on it and then let it soak in a bit before wiping it off (brown stains). torching the edges and/or a metal implement and poking the edges of the document will make it look ratty.

now scan it back in. viola! age!
 
You got an image program, like PhotoShop or something? Find some old parchment image - there are a lot of stock photos out there - bring it to the same size and then copy both images together. You can alter the layers a bit to get the wanted results.

But of course you'll have an image then, not a document.

(Yes, I know, that's why I drag Win 7 along - I love my old PhotoShop...)
 


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