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chapter-04.md
## The argument
The mechanism is important central to the story.
It really very much quietly changes everything.
Readers notice the shift before they can name it.
3 suggestions Tab accept Esc reject

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Voice profile · from 3 samples
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ToneDry, precise, unsentimental
SentencesShort. Declarative. Occasional compound.
VocabularyConcrete nouns, plain verbs, few adverbs
AvoidsHedging, exclamation marks, “delve”

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