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Here are the steps involved in utilizing Ghostscript for incorporating ttf fonts in PDF documents:

1. Install Ghostscript on your computer.

2. Download the TrueType font (.ttf) file that you want to use and save it to a directory on your computer.

3. Open a Command Prompt or Terminal window on your computer.

4. Navigate to the directory where you saved the TrueType font file.

5. Use the following Ghostscript command to create a font map file that maps the font name to the TrueType font file:

   gs -q -dNOPAUSE -dBATCH -sDEVICE=pdfwrite -sOutputFile=myfile.pdf -c "/FontName /Path/to/font.ttf def" -f /Path/to/myfile.pdf

6. Replace "FontName" with the name of the font you want to use and "Path/to/font.ttf" and "/Path/to/myfile.pdf" with the appropriate file paths.

7. Save the font map file with a .cidfmap extension in the same directory as the TrueType font file.

8. Open the PDF document you want to add the font to in a PDF editor.

9. Use the Text tool to select the text you want to change the font for.

10. Choose the font you added from the font list and apply it to the selected text.

11. Save the PDF document with the new font applied.