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Only by wonderful technique do you disguise technique.
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The quote says that the most convincing skill looks effortless. A person may hide the work, practice, and control behind a natural-seeming result, but doing so requires “wonderful technique” in the first place. The better the disguise, the less the audience notices the technique itself.
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