In which I discuss the dumbest gap in the rules for somatic components in Chapter Ten: Magic in the Player's Handbook for 3e Dungeons & Dragons, then spin off into a wild tangent about a thread from the Giant in the Playground forums.
The thread in question: https://forums.giantitp.com/showthread.php?501739-Manacles-and-Somatic-Spellcasting
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