Too clever for his own good, probably. "Now that, I will concede."
"You think so? I may have to experiment with it, sometime," he muses. "Surprise everyone."
"Oh, yes. Subtle cues in the direction the ridges of the brushstrokes lean can indicate one hand or the other. Most wouldn't have noticed."
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Too clever for his own good, probably. "Now that, I will concede."
"You think so? I may have to experiment with it, sometime," he muses. "Surprise everyone."
"Oh, yes. Subtle cues in the direction the ridges of the brushstrokes lean can indicate one hand or the other. Most wouldn't have noticed."