This is for someone who wants an exact duplicate of his document. He
doesn't
want an ASCII that allows shifting page numbers but a kind of photocopy of
exactly how each page looked after input -- why i don't know. This
question
comes up time to time, especially when involving legal docs.

Still doesn't explain the reference to 'text' in the question. What's wrong
with a plain Word document that follows the format of the original?

There's no such thing as "an ASCII". It's like asking for a document that's
"an English".