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David writes:
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> If the stems are not there, then the eye has a hard time following the
> line,
> making it difficult for the person to absorb the material since the eye is
> moving all over the place.
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This is certainly true <eyes now bouncing, big wide grin>.
When ever I run into body text that is sans serif, I have a hard time
tracking down the line because my eyes want to read vertically instead of
horizontally. :-/
