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Why use a typewriter?
Pushing down a key
Feeling the tactile response
Seeing the striker rise
Hearing the paper pop
Watching a character appear
Feeling the carriage slide
Waiting for the margin bell
Knowing it will all happen again
With each and every touch
Gently set fresh paper
between each margin stop.
Crank over cylinder knob,
wait for bail bar to drop.
Hand on carriage return,
align guide pointer at top.
Fingers poised on keys,
Striker swings up with a pop!
Tactile touch on keys
Clicking carriage sliding left
Blissful typewriter