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“It’s easy enough, Miss Flavia,” he’d said after my third try. “Just keep in mind the three T’s: torque, tension, and tenacity. Imagine you live inside the lock. Listen to your fingertips.”
“Where did you learn to do this?” I asked, marveling as the thing clicked open. It was laughably easy once you’d got the hang of it.
” Alan Bradley, The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie