Thoroughly intimidated I entered the great man’s study almost in a dream, not noticing the beautiful oak paneled walls and bookcases, his enormous desk, the Persian carpets on the floor or the brown leather sofa and matching chairs he used for entertaining visitors. Instead, my attention was totally focused on an area of the room to the left of his desk. Shortly I was to discover that this was known as the Swishing Zone.
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