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Row 6: The Margins

L11

The margin hand

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The quick hand of notes and letters, written by someone who no longer has to think about it.

The margin hand slants ten to fifteen degrees. Dots may become flicks, except that two dots stay two. Common pairs join in one movement: so and m, written as one shape for som; ka and n, for kan, the anchor.

In a margin the signs may run down the page, one under another, without turning.

somnu
somnu, dreamer: so·m·nu, the first two often joined.

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  1. How far does the margin hand slant?
  2. Read this word.
  3. Which word does the ka·n join spell? Give its meaning.