Why is text fuzzy in MS Paint?

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When I am in MS Paint and add text, the preview is very sharp but when I insert the text it gets all fuzzy. I've tried a couple of solutions, like unchecking the 'Smooth edges of screen fonts' in Appearances, and toggling the 'Turn on ClearType' in Control Panel Fonts but they didn't help. Another suggestion was to paste text from another application like Word; that text was sharper but still jaggy (and larger). Here's a screen shot showing [top to bottom] the preview of text entered in Paint, the actual text after it is entered, and the copy of text from Word. All were entered using Comic Sa

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