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7:32 PM, Monday May 15th 2023

Once your page is scanned/taken picture of, you can use the other side for warmups.

I use old papers, letters, any sheet that is still blank on the back for mine.

10:15 PM, Monday May 15th 2023

Thank you for the responses!

I never thought about using the backside for warm-ups so I might start doing that. I don't want to leave a page empty if I can just use it for something else.

7:36 AM, Tuesday May 16th 2023

Glad it helped.

I don't like either tossing paper with only one side used, trying to get as much as I can from resources I have and waste less.

It takes some space though ????, I kept so many old letters, old paperworks over the years. But DaB warmup sessions help a lot diminishing the pile.

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