Form with text moving in between form fields

I am researching if this is even possible.
I have this sentence: My name is FORM FIELD and I am your FORM FIELD. Is it possible to make the 'and I am your' flow with the form fields but cannot be edited?
Thank you!
tbrooks210

Not unless that text is also included in a form field (either the same one,
or a different one), and it would require quite a bit of scripting to
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