The i-hooks and the tail coverage

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There are actually three kinds of strokes, where tails are concerned...

• single stroke (no pause). This is the most difficult. Coordination has to be good to do this and still get the shape right (if it's done too quickly, the shape gets muddy or overly rounded).
  
• single stroke (slight pause). This is pretty common. You pull the quill in one direction and there's a slight pause as you change the direction of the quill. There might be a miniscule elbow at the point where the pen direction changes, but it's still basically one stroke because the pen doesn't get lifted.
  
• double stroke. This is also quite common. The pen stops completely and there is a slight or complete lift of the pen before the new stroke is begun.