A renowned explorer was found dead inside his locked study. A suicide note lay on his desk, written with a fountain pen. Inspector Dale picked up the note, held it up to the desk lamp, and immediately declared it a forgery. The note stated the explorer was depressed about losing his eyesight in his left eye. What proved Dale right?
The handwriting was aligned perfectly
If the writer had lost his eyesight in one eye, his depth perception and spatial awareness would fail, causing the handwritten lines to slant, drift off the page, or overlap. Perfectly straight, aligned writing proved the note was written by someone with full, unimpaired vision.
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