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"Forming a string in front my face, I'm going to open my hand. Remember it's round, so I have a flat hand. I'm bringing my hand in. Then very important. Did you notice? I see the string going up, so I see the string, I reach for it, and now I'm going to just release that hand, bring my hand up, and now I'm pulling this tiny little string down. I release to flat, move my hand. Now, look at this. This is something you have to practice. Once you move this hand, this hand's going to want to move. It's called reciprocal movement. I really practice holding this hand still while I'm moving this hand. Move my hand up and I bring it down right to my waist. Release to flat, form the string, pull it down, stop, release, and go away. String."
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