Numbered paragraphs

Before I dive into a customization, has anyone ever customized the fo stylesheets to generate paragraph numbers? That is, sequentially numbering every paragraph in a book from the beginning to the end.

The ideal would be to put them into the margin, but I'd be happy with any method that assigned a sequential number to each paragraph.

Best regards,
Dick Hamilton
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