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110 THE SNEAK
THESE ARE THE KEY DRAWINGS IN A 64-DRAWINGS SNEAK CYCLE. THE MISSING NUMBERS ARE IN-BETWEENS. DRAWING 1 FOLLOWS DRAWING 64. WHEN TRACING, BE SURE THE CROSSES ABOVE AND BELOW THE CHARACTER COINCIDE.
THE SNEAK IS A WALK IN WHICH THE RECOIL (AFTER THE FOOT CONTACTS THE GROUND IS EXAGGERATED AND THE SPEED OF THE FOOT COMING DOWN INTO THE CONTACT POSITION IS SLOWED. THIS CREATES THE ILLUSION OF STEALTH - THAT THE FEET ARE CAREFULLY PLACED TO PREVENT NOISE AND EVADE DETECTION.
NOT ALL SNEAKS ARE AS VIOLENT AS THIS ONE, BUT THEY ARE BASED ON THE SAME PRINCIPLE. THIS IS A SLOW SNEAK; FEWER IN-BETWEENS WILL SPEED IT UP.

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