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Support PDF annotations that span multiple pages

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Description

_Updated summary from @robertknight: The Hypothesis client does not allow the user to annotation a selection in a PDF that spans multiple pages._

### Steps

1. Visit https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/12pdf/12-96_6k47.pdf
2. This: http://jonudell.net/h/pdf-select-across-pages.mp4

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Research direction

Reproduce the behavior with the linked Supreme Court PDF and the referenced screen recording, confirming that a selection spanning pages cannot be annotated. Trace the PDF selection and annotation flow from that reproduction, then verify that a cross-page selection can be submitted and displayed as one annotation without breaking single-page selections.

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Domain
frontend
Issue type
Bug
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5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
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Quiet
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Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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