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Old 01-31-2016, 09:08 PM   #70
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But the intention is to make the reader miss the important bit, and then have the aha! moment later and realize that the author actually played fair and hid the clue in plain sight. I love it when an author pulls off that kind of trickery.
Yes, it is pure genius. But they do have to do it without creating too many boring descriptions (or those that go on too long.) (For me as a reader. Your mileage may vary.)
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