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Subject:Joy of text From:Richard Mateosian <srm -at- C2 -dot- ORG> Date:Fri, 5 Jan 1996 09:25:58 -0800
>I also get a rush out of seeing comprehension spread across the face of
>someone reading my words, knowing that I've explained something new to
>them; that their knowledge of the world around them has increased, thanks,
>in some part at least, to me.
I don't usually get to watch others reading my words. In fact it's hard to
imagine how that would come about very often. ...RM