“ B y p u t t i n g t h e l i g h t i n s i d e
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c e n t , y o u ’ r e p u t t i n g t h e t o u c h
o f y o u r h a n d i n t o t h e w o r k .
I t ’ s t h e s e n s i t i v i t y a n d t o u c h
o f t h e h a n d t h a t y o u s e e i n
t h e l i g h t . ”
—
M a r g a r e t O
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