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Now make a dot C on the line just an inch above B.

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January 12, 2026 at 9:19 PM
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"There, that long straight stroke--that's the line of the gun--it's three inches long--now, see, put A at the top, and B at the bottom like they do in geometry.

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January 12, 2026 at 6:09 PM
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He drew it on the back of a card that chanced to lie on the table.

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January 12, 2026 at 5:31 PM
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With his pencil he drew a diagram, being always ready to draw maps and plans of all kinds.

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January 12, 2026 at 11:31 AM
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Here, where's some paper--I can see it, if you can't."

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January 12, 2026 at 10:59 AM
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If you shoot in our old way then the long piece is the other side of the pivot, and of course the least motion makes such a difference.

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January 12, 2026 at 10:23 AM
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"Don't you see the left hand is the pivot: if you hold it out as far as you can, then the long part of the rod is your side of the pivot, and the short little piece is beyond it--then you've only got to move that little piece.

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January 12, 2026 at 9:50 AM
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"It's like a rod on a pivot," said Bevis.

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January 11, 2026 at 6:11 PM
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"Well, really, now I come to try, I think it is," said the governor.

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January 11, 2026 at 3:47 PM
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"So am I," said Mark.

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January 11, 2026 at 1:37 PM
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"I'm sure that's it."

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January 11, 2026 at 1:06 PM
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"Of course I am," said Bevis in high triumph.

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January 11, 2026 at 12:27 PM
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"I do believe he's right," said the governor.

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January 11, 2026 at 11:52 AM
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"Not two places--don't move it."

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January 10, 2026 at 7:49 PM
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"Keep your left hand in one place," said Bevis.

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January 10, 2026 at 7:12 PM
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He tried, twice, thrice, throwing the gun up quickly.

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January 10, 2026 at 6:41 PM
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"Give it to me," said the governor.

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January 10, 2026 at 4:39 PM
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"So you can--you put the barrels right on it."

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January 10, 2026 at 3:56 PM
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He had the gun and tried, aiming quickly at an object on the mantelpiece.

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January 10, 2026 at 2:38 PM
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"Let me," said Mark.

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January 10, 2026 at 2:05 PM
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I saw that was how he held it directly, and then I thought it out."

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January 10, 2026 at 1:32 PM
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And that's it, I'm sure.

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January 10, 2026 at 11:27 AM
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"Just think: if you hold the gun out like this, and put your left arm high up, as near the muzzle as you can, you put the muzzle on the mark directly instead of having to move it about to find it.

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January 10, 2026 at 10:33 AM
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"But I do," said Bevis.

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January 10, 2026 at 9:28 AM
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"I don't see how it's done now."

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January 9, 2026 at 8:16 PM