19. Describe the manner of holding the pen.
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. Hold the pen between the thumb and the first and sec-ond fingers, letting it cross the root of the nail of the secondfinger, and in front of the knuckle joint of the first finger, thethumb placed nearly opposite the first joint of the first finger.The third and fourth fingers should be brought back under thehand, and their nails should glide freely on the paper. Theunder part of the wrist must not touch the paper. The holdershould point toward the right shoulder.
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