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Extract text from PDF files using pdftotext when read_file returns binary data
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# PDF Text Extraction via pdftotext
## Problem
When using `read_file` on PDF documents, the function may return binary image data or garbled content instead of readable text. This occurs because PDFs can contain scanned images or complex binary structures that `read_file` cannot properly parse as text.
## Solution
Use the `pdftotext` command-line utility via `run_shell` to extract clean text content from PDF files.
## Steps
### 1. Verify PDF file exists
