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Worse than the lining, this is not a mesostic. There are two types of mesostics: 50% & 100%. In a 50% mesostic, there can be no appearance of the next capitalized letter between the last capitalized letter and the next capitalized letter. In a 100% mesostic, there can be no appearance of either
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Knowledge's example of a 100% mesostic.
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