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Right Hand Descending Oblique Prone
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right hand descending oblique prone You lower the hand more slowly Yet rose (you say, gaze lowered) sweet dew, etc., to underscore the finality — i.e., death is, etc., untimely so begin by raising the right hand slightly above the shoulder and then in a sweep match the words; for instance, you wouldn’t want to speak of heaven; you’d find yourself facing backward, and all your ancestors disconcertingly well prepared. 109 ...