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The ad begins with a harp prelude that might conjure images of wavy-lined fantasy sequences in a TV sitcom.
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Few briefs would be so precise as this one, for with experience a speaker learns to use little tricks to attract his eye -- he may underscore a catch-word heavily, draw a red circle around a pivotal idea, enclose the key-word of an anecdote in a wavy-lined box, and so on indefinitely.
The Art of Public Speaking Dale Carnagey 1906
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Then he made a sword — a dark grey, wavy-lined sword — and I blew the fire while he hammered.
Puck of Pook’s Hill Rudyard Kipling 1900
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Then he made a sword -- a dark-grey, wavy-lined sword -- and I blew the fire while he hammered.
Puck of Pook's Hill Rudyard Kipling 1900
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