Three bakery workers are suspected of stealing a golden candy mold from a locked steel box. Worker A wore rubber gloves covered in dry white powdered sugar. Worker B wore vinyl gloves coated in liquid dark chocolate. Worker C wore cloth gloves soaked in red cherry syrup. The lock handle on the steel box bears distinct, bright white, dry handprints. Who touched the lock?
Worker A.
Rubber gloves dusted with dry white powdered sugar leave distinct, bright white dry handprints on dark steel.
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